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Energy use and conservation, the environment and sustainability as it relates to the steel industry.

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Rio Tinto Partners With Australian Green Iron Tech Developer 

19 November 2025 - Rio Tinto has signed a joint development agreement with an Australian company looking to build a demonstration-scale ironmaking plant that combines electric heating and hydrogen reduction. 

SSAB Teams Up With EAB for Green Steel

17 November 2025 - SSAB and EAB have partnered to supply fossil-free steel, including SSAB Zero™, to use in EAB’s warehouse fittings, doors and steel buildings.

EMSTEEL Turns to Primetals Technologies for New Wire Rod Outlet and Mill Upgrades

17 November 2025 - EMSTEEL has selected Primetals Technologies to install a new wire rod outlet at its Rebar Mill (RM) No. 05 and upgrade its existing wire rod mill at RM No. 03 in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

IEEFA: Oman a Frontrunner in the Green Steel Transition

13 November 2025 - A report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) suggests Oman is on pace to become a global leader in the green iron and steel industry.

Outokumpu Announces Plans for U.S. Ferrochrome Pilot Plant

29 October 2025 - Stainless steel manufacturer Outokumpu is investing US$45 million in a pilot-scale ferrochrome plant aimed at advancing what it describes as a breakthrough, coke-free reduction process.

Pacific Steel Opts for Danieli Emissions Abatement Technology

28 October 2025 - Pacific Steel Group will incorporate Danieli’s air emissions abatement technology into its planned California micro-mill, the company has announced.

SDI Becomes Latest Steelmaker to Add Branded Green Steel to Portfolio 

27 October 2025 - Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) has launched a line of lower-CO₂ steels designed to support customers in meeting their sustainability goals.

ABB to Deliver Main Electrical Infrastructure for SSAB’s New Mini-Mill

21 October 2025 - ABB announced it has been contracted by SSAB to deliver the main electrical infrastructure for its new fossil-free mini-mill in Luleå, Sweden.

Industeel Belgium Turns to SMS group for Green Walking Beam Furnace Upgrade

21 October 2025 - Steel plate producer Industeel Belgium, part of the ArcelorMittal Group, has turned to SMS group for a sustainable upgrade of the walking beam furnace at its plate mill in Charleroi, Belgium.

Multiple Salzgitter Group Steel Production Routes, Products Receive LESS Classifications

15 September 2025 - Salzgitter Group’s production routes under four of its subsidiaries have been verified by Association Internationale Sans But Lucratif (LESS AISBL), a non-profit association under Belgian law based in Brussels.

EMSTEEL First Company in MENA to Receive ResponsibleSteel Certification

12 August 2025 - EMSTEEL’s steel business, Emirates Steel Industries, has become the first company in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region to receive ResponsibleSteelTM Core Site Certification.

Industry Consortium Launches CCUS Hub Study

11 August 2025 - ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India, JSW Steel, Hyundai Steel Co., BHP, Chevron and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. have formed a consortium to perform a prefeasibility study to assess the development of carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) hubs across Asia.

ARENA Awards Calix AU$44.9 Million Grant For Green Iron Demonstration Plant

28 July 2025 - Calix announced it has received an AU$44.9 million grant from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to build a zero-emissions steel technology (ZESTY) green iron demonstration plant.

SMS group Innovation: Viridis Carbon

22 July 2025 - SMS group’s Viridis Carbon is a central component of its green metals portfolio and allows precise tracking, analysis and documentation of corporate carbon footprints and product carbon footprints.

ArcelorMittal to Supply Green Reinforcing Steel for Underground Railway Line

18 July 2025 - Hamburger Hochbahn AG and its subsidiary HOCHBAHN U5 Projekt GmbH have selected ArcelorMittal to supply CO2-reduced reinforcing steel for the U5, Germany’s largest underground railway project in Hamburg.

ABB, Paragon Energy Solutions to Develop Integrated Solutions for U.S. Nuclear Power Industry

03 July 2025 - ABB announced today it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Paragon Energy Solutions to develop integrated instrumentation, control and electrification solutions for the nuclear power industry in the U.S.

RHI Magnesita, BPI Inc. Partner to Accelerate Circular Economy and Sustainability

30 June 2025 - Refractories maker RHI Magnesita is acquiring a majority stake in BPI Inc., a Pittsburgh, Pa., USA-based minerals processor and supplier of refractory raw materials.

Danieli Rolling Mill in Operation at ESF

24 June 2025 - Elbe-Stahlwerke Feralpi (ESF) has successfully begun operations on its Danieli rolling mill, Walzwerk B, in Riesa, Germany.

Cemvision Turns EAF, BOF Slags Into SCM

23 June 2025 - Cemvision announced it has developed technology which transforms electric arc furnace (EAF) and basic oxygen furnace (BOF) slags into supplementary cementitious material (SCM) while recovering valuable metals.

Kingspan and Hydnum Steel Team Up on Green Steel Initiative

07 May 2025 - Kingspan and Hydnum Steel announced they will collaborate on a green steel initiative to decarbonize the construction sector and promote sustainability in building materials.