Fortescue Metals Group has become one of the first of Australia’s major industrial operators to commit to fully decarbonise its operations and supply chains, including a shift to coal-free steel processing and hydrogen-fuelled shipping.
Ovako to offer 100% carbon-neutral steel, premium to fund hydrogen projects.
Integrated steelmaker US Steel will begin exploring locations for a new 3mn short ton (st)/yr flat-rolled electric arc furnace (EAF) steel mill as it transitions to more scrap-based steelmaking.
Swedish green steel venture HYBRIT said that it had made the world’s first customer delivery of steel produced without using coal as it looks to revolutionize an industry that accounts for around 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions.
Anglo American and German steel producer Salzgitter Flachstahl plan to partner on so-called “green steel” production through joint exploration of less carbon intensive technologies and production methods.
Europe’s largest steelmaker ArcelorMittal and the Spanish government have signed an initial deal to contribute a total of €1bn ($1.18bn) towards investment in green steel projects in northern Spain, including a direct reduced iron (DRI) unit and hybrid electric arc furnace (EAF) in Gijon.
