Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Energy use and conservation, the environment and sustainability as it relates to the steel industry.
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Outokumpu Unveils New Agglomeration Plant for Biocoke
18 August 2026 - Outokumpu announced it has inaugurated its new agglomeration plant in Tornio, Finland, allowing for replacement of fossil coke with biomass-based biocoke in ferrochrome production.
New Zealand Steel Achieves First Green Steel Production on New EAF
10 August 2026 - New Zealand Steel announced today that it has successfully produced its first green steel products on the new electric arc furnace (EAF) at Glenbrook steelworks.
JFE Steel Pilot Plant Achieves Hydrogen DRI Production
06 August 2026 - JFE Steel produced its first hydrogen direct reduced iron (DRI) at its pilot plant in Chiba, Japan, funded by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), reported gasworld.
Hydnum Steel Receives €150 Million to Build Green Steel Plant on Iberian Peninsula
05 August 2026 - Hydnum Steel announced it has received a €150 million investment from the Co-investment Fund (FOCO) by COFIDES to build the Iberian Peninsula’s first green steel industrial complex in Puertollano, Spain.
U.S.-Made Steel Supports Groundbreaking of Google’s Steel River Energy Center
15 July 2026 - Google broke ground on the Steel River Energy Center, a solar and battery storage facility that will be built using 100% U.S.-made structural steel from United States Steel Corporation’s Big River facility in Mississippi County, Ark., USA, reported Pulse 2.0.
BBVA, Cesce Finance Tosyalı’s Solar Project to Support Green Steel Transition
15 July 2026 - BBVA, backed by Cesce, announced it has agreed to provide €187 million to Tosyali to support its Osmaniye and Niğde solar projects in Türkiye.
GSCC Affirms Vallourec’s Decarbonization Strategy
08 July 2026 - Tubular solutions company Vallourec has received certification under the Global Steel Climate Council (GSCC) standards, the company has announced.
