No silver bullet for green iron ore products
Brazil and Africa look set to emerge as key net exporters for DRI and DR pellet/ pellet feed, says Wood
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The scale of the challenge for successful decarbonisation of steel
Wood Mackenzie’s base-case energy transition outlook foresees an average global warming outcome of between 2.2 °C and 2.4 °C by
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Only 13 top steelmakers have set date for achieving net zero
A quick glance at iron and steel producers’ climate change reports reveals that only the largest have publicly set out
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NextGen pelletizing plant concept supports transition to green steel
Metso Outotec is launching NextGen Pelletizing, a visionary concept for the next generation of pelletizing plants that strive to be carbon-neutral
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Green steelmaking: H2-based production and scrap as primary metallic
Using scrap in an EAF with a clean power source has the potential to be a near-zero emission route. That
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Decarbonising steel making with new technologies
Making steel – the process of converting iron ore into iron and iron into steel – uses a lot of
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HYBRIT receives support from the EU Innovation Fund
The HYBRIT-initiative driven by SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall has now officially received support from the European Union, as one of
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How metallurgical coal is still vital for steelmaking
Global population growth, increased urbanization, and a growing middle class will continue to drive long-term demand for steel and the
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Blast Furnace decarbonization technology for MMK
SMS group will improve the efficiency of Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works (MMK) processes with the use of ‘syngas’, a
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Innovative hybrid concept: Reducing step by step by step
voestalpine plans to gradually shift from the coal-based blast furnace route to steel production using green electricity. Here liquid pig
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Meeting electricity requirements for melting steel scrap in EAF
Smelting scrap and HBI in the electric arc furnace is an energy intensive process. Consequently, if the EAF is to
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Major challenges in the European steel industry
The technological transition to green production faces the entire European steel industry with major challenges. voestalpine, Austria’s only producer of
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Will green steel compete with conventional steel on cost?
Proactive initiatives and abundant renewables could see Sweden take the lead in the race to decarbonise steel. The global steel
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Primetals and thyssenkrupp to launch carbon-neutrality blast furnace technology
Primetals Technologies and thyssenkrupp have signed an exclusive, worldwide cooperation agreement which sees both parties commit to bringing the innovative
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Volvo launches world’s first vehicle using SSAB’s fossil-free steel
Volvo Group has proudly revealed the world’s first vehicle made of fossil-free steel from SSAB – made in Volvo Construction
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Paul Wurth to develop decarbonization technologies for MMK
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by SMS group and Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) last week sets the
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First fossil-free steel delivered to Volvo
As the world looks to counter the deadly impact of greenhouse gas emissions, a Swedish company might give a fighting
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Thorium Energy to decarbonize steelmaking with thermal storage technology
The Thorium Energy Alliance will present an outline describing the near-term pathway to 100% decarbonize the steel making process with
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Ecolant to build Russia’s first green metallurgy plant
Ecolant announced the signing of SPIC 2.0 for the construction of Russia’s first green metallurgy plant. A special 20 year
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Banks form the climate-aligned finance group to decarbonize steel
Several top lenders to the steel sector Citi, Goldman Sachs, ING, Societe Generale, Standard Chartered, and UniCredit have come together
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Climate change and the production of iron and steel
BRUSSELS, Belgium – The World Steel Association (worldsteel) today releases a public policy paper, Climate change and the production of
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Chinese steelmakers under pressure to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050
Analysts agree, China’s steel mills can meet their goal of reducing carbon emissions if the industry is willing to accept
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3D representation optimises production at Osaka Steel
With this latest investment in a laser-based light-section system from TBK Automatisierung und Messtechnik, a company based in Graz, Austria,
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Russian steelmaker to further reduce its climate imprint
Natural gas producer NOVATEK and Russian steel giant LMK Group have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation in the field of
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Steelmaker uses blue hydrogen for climate-neutral production
GERMANY – Steel producer thyssenkrupp Steel Europe, Norwegian based broad energy company Equinor and gas transmission system operator OGE and
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Largest steelmaker to use natural gas at its blast furnace
The natural gas supplier VNG Handel & Vertrieb and ArcelorMittal will cooperate to make the production of steel products at
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Kumba outlines its commitment to low carbon world
SISHEN – Climate change is one of the biggest environmental challenges facing the world. Kumba’s environmental management efforts are focused
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FEATURED: HYBRIT PROCESS – towards fossil-free steel
HYBRIT – short for Hydrogen Breakthrough Ironmaking Technology – is a joint venture between SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall, aiming to
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HYBRIT – breakthrough coke/coal-free ironmaking
Swedish steelmaker SSAB AB, iron-ore pellet producer LKAB and energy supplier Vattenfall AB have taken a decisive step toward fossil-free
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HYDROGEN: Toward a carbon-neutral steelmaking
Recently, ArcelorMittal and Midrex have teamed up to use hydrogen on an industrial scale as the reductant for producing direct
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