JSW Group and POSCO sign 'landmark MOU' to develop 5Mt/yr steel plant

JSW Group and POSCO sign 'landmark MOU' to develop 5Mt/yr steel plant

31st October, 2024

JSW Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with POSCO, outlining a framework for collaboration in steel, battery materials, and renewable energy sectors in India.

Masdar and EMSTEEL complete hydrogen pilot project for green steelmaking

Masdar and EMSTEEL complete hydrogen pilot project for green steelmaking

30th October, 2024

Masdar, UAE-based clean energy company, and EMSTEEL, the UAE’s largest publicly listed steel and building materials company, have announced the successful completion of a pilot project demonstrating the use of green hydrogen to produce green steel.

Metso opens pilot DRI facility in Finland

Metso opens pilot DRI facility in Finland

28th October, 2024

Finnish industrial machinery company Metso has opened a DRI (direct reduced iron) smelting furnace pilot facility in Pori, Finland.

Latest issue: October

October

There’s nothing like being offered the chance to moderate a discussion panel on hydrogen steelmaking to exercise the mind. And just as soon as I close our October edition (after completing this leader) I’ll be taking a closer look at a subject that is relatively new in the greater scheme of things, even if it seems to have been around for some time.

Over the past few weeks, and prior to my invitation to moderate, I have been collecting notes on the subject of hydrogen steelmaking and there are, of course, many aspects to the process that will need to be looked at in Linz, Austria, at the end of this month; and I must say I’m looking forward to it, especially considering the cutting edge panel of experts involved.

When people talk about decarbonizing the steelmaking…