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Low-carbon iron in Canada from Rio Tinto
Rio Tinto, Paul Wurth SA and SHS-Stahl-Holding-Saar GmbH & Co. KGaA (SHS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore the production of a low-carbon steel feedstock.
25 February 2021 -
Kobe Steel's emissions reduction breakthrough
Japanese steelmaker Kobe Steel has announced that it has successfully demonstrated the technology that can reduce a significant amount of CO2 emissions from blast furnace operations, by combining the technologies of Midrex in the engineering business and the blast furnace operation technology in the iron and steel sector. This achievement is a result of the integrated efforts of the Kobe Steel Group (also known as the KOBELCO Group) leveraging its diverse businesses. The demonstration test was conducted for a month at a large blast furnace (4,844 m3) at the Kakogawa Works in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan in October 2020.
24 February 2021 -
Basque Hydrogen Corridor: Sarralle signs MOU
The Repsol group, through Petronor, its Basque subsidiary, presented its strategy for the development of the Basque Hydrogen Corridor (BH2C). The presentation took place at the Euskalduna Palace in Bilbao, Spain. According to the company, BH2C's development is unlike other similar projects and aims to be comprehensive, incorporating the entire value chain.
24 February 2021 -
Sustainable Steel Strategies Online Summit 2021 – Call For Abstracts
The Sustainable Steel Strategies Summit 2021, brought to you by the makers of the Future Steel Forum, is shaping up to be an exciting one-day virtual event aimed exclusively at the global steelmaking industry.
23 February 2021 -
Large-scale fossil-free steel plant for northern Sweden
H2 Green Steel (H2GS) will be a large-scale steel producer based on a fossil-free manufacturing process targeting large European OEMs. H2GS will be Located in the Boden-Luleå region of northern Sweden where unique conditions exist for fossil-free steel production. The project includes a giga- scale green hydrogen plant as an integrated part of the steel production facility. Production begins in 2024 and by 2030, H2GS will have annual production capacity of 5Mt of high-quality steel. Henrik Henriksson, currently CEO of Scania, will lead the company
23 February 2021 -
Enhanced rail protection from British Steel
British Steel has released an enhanced range of its Zinoco rail protection system originally released in 2016, a product capable of withstanding some of the harshest corrosive environments in the world, such as coastal line, level crossings and wet tunnels. Rail in these areas, claims the company, can become contaminated with salt, water, minerals and biological matter and need a tough, durable solution.
16 February 2021
