Steel News

Great Lakes Industry Group Will Pursue DOE Hydrogen Hub Grant

07 November 2022 - An industry-led consortium that includes Linde and Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is moving ahead with an application for federal funding to support development of a hydrogen hub in the Great Lakes region.

JSPL Signs MoU for 1,000 MW of Carbon-Free Energy

20 October 2022 - In line with its goal to become a net-zero steelmaker by 2035, India’s Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. (JSPL) has signed a memorandum of understanding with energy transition and decarbonization solutions firm Greenko Group to facilitate 1,000 MW of carbon-free energy for its steelmaking operations at Angul, Odisha.

Salzgitter Reports Success With Hydrogen Electrolyzer Trial Run

17 October 2022 - Salzgitter is wrapping up what it calls a successful trial with high-temperature electrolysis for hydrogen production and steel production.

ArcelorMittal Celebrates Start of Dofasco Decarbonization Project

13 October 2022 - ArcelorMittal Dofasco on Thursday broke ground on its CA$1.8 billion process conversion project that will transition it to a direct reduction–electric arc furnace route.

H2 Green Steel Partners With Midrex on Direct Reduction Plant

11 October 2022 - H2 Green Steel, a Swedish startup that is planning to build a hydrogen-based steel mill, is partnering with direct reduction specialist Midrex, the company has announced.

HYBRIT Hydrogen Storage Facility Is Up and Running

27 September 2022 - The first of its kind for storing fossil-free hydrogen gas, the rock cavern storage facility in Luleå, Sweden, is now operational, SSAB announced.

Tata Steel Partners With Hatch on IJmuiden Process Route Conversion

15 September 2022 - Engineering and management consultancy Hatch Ltd. is joining Tata Steel’s effort to produce hydrogen-reduced iron and green steel at its lJmuiden plant in the Netherlands.

POSCO, Primetals Technologies Partner Up on Hydrogen DRI Plant

01 September 2022 - Primetals Technologies and POSCO will work together on developing a green steel demonstration plant using hydrogen reduction.

Tata Steel Plans 750K-Ton Rebar Mill, DRI Plants

29 August 2022 - Tata Steel has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Indian state of Punjab to build a greenfield rebar mill and has contracted for the design of direct reduction plants in Europe.

Baosteel Inks Contract for World’s Largest H2-Based DRI Plant

22 July 2022 - China’s Baosteel Zhanjiang Iron & Steel has selected the Tenova and Danieli’s Energiron technology to power a new direct reduction (DR) plant in the Guangdong Province.

AIST Lends Support to Hydrogen Hub Development

21 July 2022 - The Association for Iron & Steel Technology is putting support behind development of a national hydrogen infrastructure, offering up its technical expertise to public-private partnerships that are looking to establish production and distribution hubs.

Salzgitter Board Approves Funding for Green Steel Project

14 July 2022 - The company announced yesterday its board approved EUR723 million in funding to implement the first stage of its Salzgitter Low CO2 Steelmaking (SALCOS®) facility.

thyssenkrupp Partners With bp on Decarbonization

12 July 2022 - bp and thyssenkrupp Steel announced yesterday they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the long-term supply of hydrogen and renewable power in steel production.

Hydrogen Hub Coming to Tangshan, China, in 5-Billion-Yuan Investment

11 July 2022 - The local administration of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei area will have a hub for the production of hydrogen by 2023, according to online news service Energy News.

Environmental Court Grants Permissibility to Swedish Green Mill

06 July 2022 - H2 Green Steel, a start-up producer that is planning to build a hydrogen-based mill in Sweden, has cleared a regulatory hurdle and plans to start work later this month, the company has announced.

Consortium Reveals Plans for Hydrogen-Fed DRI Plant

30 June 2022 - A consortium that includes Primetals Technologies announced plans on Thursday to invest EU2.2 billion in a hydrogen electrolysis plant and associated direct reduced iron plant in France.

SSAB Marks Opening of Pilot-Scale Hydrogen Storage Facility

15 June 2022 - SSAB and its partners in its fossil-free steelmaking initiative are inaugurating an underground hydrogen storage facility, marking the start of a two-year trial.

Welspun, Tata Steel Partner on Hydrogen Pipes

09 June 2022 - Indian welded line pipe maker Welspun Corp. Ltd. and Tata Steel will work together on making pipes capable of moving hydrogen and natural gas-blended hydrogen, reports the Press Trust of India.

ArcelorMittal Contrecoeur Tests Green Hydrogen to Produce DRI

03 May 2022 - ArcelorMittal announced that it has successfully tested a partial replacement of natural gas with green hydrogen in the production of direct reduced iron (DRI) at its steel plant in Contrecoeur, Que., Canada, according to Bloomberg.

voestalpine Researching Hydrogen Plasma for Green Steel Production

28 April 2022 - The company announced yesterday that it is researching the use of hydrogen plasma for the carbon-free manufacture of crude steel in a single step at a pilot facility in Donawitz, Austria.