Tag: green hydrogen

In an exclusive interview with Green Steel World, Mr. Tim Kleier, Head of Green Steel at SMS group, talks about how the company that stands for future-oriented technology is creating new perspectives beyond its core business and taking responsibility for the industry and society as a whole very seriously.

The sites are Pohang and Gwangyang Steelworks in South Korea operated by POSCO together with the Jamshedpur site in India operated by Tata Steel.

Miele and Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH have signed a declaration of intent to secure a defined quantity of ‘green steel’ to be delivered commencing from the end of 2025.

The new plant, located in Boden in northern Sweden, will be the first worldwide to produce green steel at scale by replacing coal with green hydrogen.

The HYBRIT initiative was started by SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall to develop a new technology for hydrogen-based iron and steelmaking.

Midrex’s owner, Kobe Steel is further solidifying the partnership by investing in H2 Green Steel as part of its Series B financing round.

SALCOS® is aimed at converting steel production at Salzgitter into low carbon crude steel production in three stages over the period up until 2033.

China, India, Japan, and South Korea’s combined production of crude steel accounted for nearly 68% of the world’s total production in 2021 as per the World Steel Association data. While most from the region kept their decarbonisation plans under wraps, in December 2020, South Korean steel giant POSCO became the first to officially declare a carbon-neutral plan by fostering the hydrogen industry.

HYBRIT has taken another important step in developing the overall value chain for fossil-free iron and steel production.

The agreement between the two companies aims to set a model steel plant for the future by addressing the circularity of iron materials.