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R&D
News on the research and development of new technologies used in all areas of the iron and steel industry.
Latest News
BHP, POSCO to Collaborate on Direct Reduction Tech
03 November 2025 - Iron ore miner BHP has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with South Korea’s POSCO to work together on advancing POSCO’s hydrogen reduction ironmaking technology.
Cleveland-Cliffs: Trial Results Show Steel Can Be Stamped on Aluminum Equipment
29 October 2025 - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. has reported success in a production trial where a major automotive OEM stamped defect-free steel parts using equipment originally designed for aluminum.
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.
Primetals Technologies, Rio Tinto and voestalpine Break Ground on Hydrogen-Based Ironmaking Plant
25 September 2025 - Project partners Primetals Technologies, Rio Tinto and voestalpine have begun construction on an industrial-scale demonstration plant, Hy4Smelt, at the voestalpine site in Linz, Austria.
