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Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Energy use and conservation, the environment and sustainability as it relates to the steel industry.
Latest News
BlueScope Targets Emissions Reductions at NZ Steel
23 May 2023 - The Australian steelmaker announced yesterday it is looking into building a NZ$300 million (US$187 million) electric arc furnace (EAF) at its New Zealand Steel (NZ Steel) works in Glenbrook to lower its greenhouse gas emissions.
New MSS Steel Factory to House Dedicated Solar Tracking Manufacturing Line in Tennessee
18 May 2023 - MSS Steel Tubes USA and solar tracker provider Nextracker Inc. announced today the commissioning of a new factory in Memphis, Tenn., USA, to manufacture low-carbon steel components for solar tracking systems.
Nucor Once Served the Nuclear Industry. Now, the Industry Could Serve Nucor.
16 May 2023 - Nucor Corp. and nuclear power plant developer NuScale Power Corp. have signed a framework agreement under which they’ll study the possibility of powering Nucor’s electric arc furnaces with NuScale’s small modular reactors.
ArcelorMittal North America Evaluating HBI Plant Expansion
09 May 2023 - ArcelorMittal is considering adding on to its recently acquired hot briquetted iron (HBI) plant near Corpus Christi, Texas, the company’s North American chief executive said on Tuesday.
Cleveland-Cliffs Reports Successful H2 Injection Trial
08 May 2023 - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. has successfully completed a hydrogen injection trial at one of its Ohio blast furnaces, taking a significant step toward decarbonized blast furnace production, the steelmaker announced on Monday.
SSAB Looks to Put Waste Heat to Use
07 May 2023 - SSAB will study a potential new use for waste heat from its Hämeenlinna works in Finland – residential home heating.
Tata Steel UK Nears Decarbonization Crossroads
07 May 2023 - With Tata Steel’s Port Talbot blast furnaces nearing the end of their lives, the company’s U.K. steelmaking operation faces an uncertain future, according to reports.
Baosteel, Saudi Arabia Announce Joint Venture Plate Mill
02 May 2023 - China’s Baoshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. and Saudi Aramco have agreed to establish a 1.5 million-metric ton plate mill in Saudi Arabia, the companies have announced.
Tata Steel Trials H2 Injection
25 April 2023 - Tata Steel has begun trialing hydrogen injection into a blast furnace at its Jamshedpur facility in India, the company reports.
Salzgitter Secures Government Support for Low-CO2 Process Conversion
18 April 2023 - Salzgitter AG will receive EUR1 billion in federal and state support for its low-CO2 project, the German company said on Tuesday.
ArcelorMittal Brazil Plans 554-MW Wind Farm
18 April 2023 - ArcelorMittal Brazil is establishing a 55-45 joint venture that will develop an US$800 million wind farm that will provide more than one-third of the steelmaker’s electricity needs in the country.
AM/NS India Awards Wind Turbine Contract
13 April 2023 - Wind turbine maker Siemens Gamesa will supply 46 wind turbines to ArcelorMittal’s joint-venture mill in Hazira, India.
Stelco Mill to Test Decarbonization Technology
12 April 2023 - Canada’s Stelco has agreed to further test decarbonization technologies at its Lake Erie Works in Ontario.
LIBERTY Steel Announces Plans for Australian EAF, DRI Plant
04 April 2023 - LIBERTY Steel will replace the coke ovens and blast furnace at its Whyalla steel works in Australia with a direct reduction plant and electric arc furnace (EAF), the steelmaker announced on Tuesday.
ArcelorMittal to Partner With Bamesa on Low-Carbon Projects
30 March 2023 - ArcelorMittal Europe – Flat Products and international service center firm Bamesa signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) yesterday to explore the reduction of scope 3 emissions and increase testing of the usage of recycled steel in low-carbon-emissions products.
SSAB Introduces a Green Steel, and New Growth Targets
28 March 2023 - SSAB has unveiled a branded steel made from scrap and produced with fossil-fuel-free energy.
Outokumpu to Consider Nuclear as a Way to Power Steelmaking
23 March 2023 - Outokumpu has signed a memorandum of understanding with Finnish energy producer Fortum to explore the use of nuclear power in its steel operations.
JSW Steel USA to Digitally Publish Carbon Emissions Data on Products
09 March 2023 - JSW Steel USA will begin publishing environmental production declarations (EPDs) through a digital platform, the company has announced.
U. S. Steel Opens Discussions on Potential Carbon Capture Project
02 March 2023 - United States Steel Corporation is considering a potential carbon capture project at its Gary, Ind., USA, facility, announcing Thursday that it has opened discussions with the developer of a carbon capture and reuse technology.
thyssenkrupp Selects SMS group for EUR1.8 Billion Plant Project
01 March 2023 - thyssenkrupp has placed an EUR1.8 billion order with SMS group for a hydrogen-based direct reduction plant, two melting units and ancillary equipment.
