09 Feb 2024
BHP, BlueScope and Rio Tinto to investigate Australia low-carbon steelmaking options
Australia’s two largest iron ore producers, Rio Tinto and BHP, and its biggest steelmaker, BlueScope,...
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17 Jan 2024
Metso backs DRI Smelting Furnace tech with investment in pilot facility
Metso says it is expanding its testing capabilities by investing €8 million ($8.7 million) to...
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11 Dec 2023
BHP and HBIS Group exploring alternate electrified pathways of steel production
BHP has signed an agreement with China’s HBIS Group Co Ltd (HBIS), one of the...
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22 Mar 2023
BHP and Hatch commence design study for an electric smelting furnace pilot
BHP and global engineering, project management and professional services firm, Hatch, have signed an agreement...
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09 Dec 2022
Metso Outotec to develop hydrogen-based DRI pilot plant in Germany
Metso Outotec says it will convert its existing 700 mm circulating fluidised bed (CFB) pilot...
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25 Oct 2022
Metso Outotec launches direct reduced iron smelting furnace to further decarbonise steel sector
Metso Outotec is launching the innovative DRI (direct reduced iron) Smelting Furnace to, it says,...
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07 Dec 2021
Metso Outotec helps steel sector decarbonise with next gen Circored process
Metso Outotec says it is introducing the next generation of its CircoredTM process for the...
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04 Nov 2021
ArcelorMittal Mining Canada to add flotation columns at Port-Cartier as part of DRI pellet move
ArcelorMittal Mining Canada is investing in a project using a new flotation system at its...
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29 Oct 2021
Rio Tinto and BlueScope to test clean hydrogen use at Port Kembla Steelworks
Rio Tinto says it and BlueScope are to work together on exploring low-carbon steelmaking pathways...
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16 Feb 2021
Rio’s IOC to supply high-grade iron ore for low-carbon steel feedstock project
Rio Tinto, Paul Wurth SA and SHS-Stahl-Holding-Saar GmbH & Co (SHS) have signed a memorandum...
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16 Feb 2021
Kobe Steel demonstrates new, cleaner steel production technology
Kobe Steel says it has successfully demonstrated technology that can significantly reduce CO2 emissions from...
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11 Feb 2021
BHP, JFE Steel to scrutinise Australian steel raw materials emissions in latest study
BHP has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with leading Japanese steel producer, JFE Steel,...
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