Metso Outotec launches DRI Smelting Furnace to support decarbonisation of iron and steel industry
Customer-specific pilot-scale testing will be conducted in the Metso Outotec research facilities to demonstrate large-scale DRI smelting.
Global Steel Climate Council formed to accelerate transition to low-emission steel
The GSCC includes more than 20 members and supporters who are steel manufacturers, trade associations, end users, scrap metal suppliers and non-governmental organisations.
After Europe, BMW Group secures supply of low-CO2 steel in US and China
In China, the BMW Group signed an agreement with steel manufacturer HBIS Group, which will supply the BMW Group plants in Shenyang with CO2-reduced steel from 2023.
Ovako gets environmental permit to build fossil-free hydrogen plant for low CO2 steelmaking
The new hydrogen plant in Hofors will make Ovako the first in the world to heat steel with fossil-free hydrogen prior to rolling.
Calix awarded ARENA funding for Zero Emissions Steel Technology
Calix’s Zero Emissions Steel TechnologY (ZESTY) uses green hydrogen in a renewably powered reactor to produce green iron and ultimately, green steel.