Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Energy use and conservation, the environment and sustainability as it relates to the steel industry.
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BlueScope Signs MoU With Rio Tinto to Explore Decarbonization
02 November 2021 - The two companies plan to research and design low-emissions steelmaking processes at BlueScope’s Port Kembla Steelworks in New South Wales, Australia, the steelmaker announced.
NLMK’s Blast Furnace No. 4 Gets Environmental Upgrade
01 November 2021 - The Russian steelmaker announced today it is embarking on a project to overhaul the stoves on Blast Furnace No. 4 at its Lipetsk site, which will allow for a 98% reduction in emissions.
Metinvest, Danieli to Partner on Green Steel Technologies
28 October 2021 - Danieli announced today that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Metinvest to develop and implement technologies aimed at lowering the carbon footprint of Metinvest facilities in Ukraine and the EU.
ArcelorMittal Differdange Home to New Floating Solar Farm
27 October 2021 - A former cooling pond owned by ArcelorMittal Differdange is now filled with 25,000 m2 of solar panels and is Luxembourg’s first floating solar farm.
Acciaierie d'Italia and NextChem Announce Collaboration
25 October 2021 - Italy's Acciaierie d'Italia, jointly owned by ArcelorMittal and Invitalia, and NextChem, a subsidiary of Maire Tecnimont S.p.A., are to conduct a feasibility study of circular gas at the steelmaker’s Taranto mill.
Salzgitter AG’s Green Steel to Become Staple at The Miele Group
25 October 2021 - In an effort to become carbon neutral before the end of the year, The Miele Group will be utilizing Salzgitter AG’s green steel in its appliances.
BMW Group Partners With H2 Green Steel to Help Reduce CO2 Emissions
21 October 2021 - BMW Group has reached an agreement with H2 Green Steel, a Swedish steel startup, to push forward with reducing CO2 emissions within its supply chain.
Metalloinvest Partners With Primetals Technologies, Midrex on HBI Plant
21 October 2021 - According to Midrex Technologies Inc., the three companies have signed a contract for construction of what they are reporting will be the world’s largest hot briquetted iron (HBI) facility in Gubkin, Russia.
thyssenkrupp Materials Services Commits to Going Climate-Neutral by 2030
21 October 2021 - The company announced yesterday it will hit its target of climate-neutral operations by 2030, about 20 years earlier than it had originally reported.
Tenaris to Reduce Emissions Through Energy Management Plan
21 October 2021 - The company announced it is implementing an energy investment plan that will increase efficiency across its facilities worldwide and help Tenaris lower its carbon emissions intensity.
SKF Pledges Net-Zero Supply Chain by 2050
20 October 2021 - Bearings provider SKF announced today its commitment to a supply chain with net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by reducing CO2 emissions and sourcing steel from carbon-neutral steel plants.
Vale, Jiangsu Shagang to Develop Decarbonization Solutions
19 October 2021 - Brazilian mining corporation Vale has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with China’s Jiangsu Shagang Group Co. Ltd. in which both parties have agreed to develop solutions for reducing CO2 emissions in steelmaking.
BHP, POSCO Sign MoU to Explore Decarbonization
18 October 2021 - BHP and POSCO have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in steelmaking, according to a press release from BHP.
Severstal to Supply Steel for Hyperloop Transport System Prototype
15 October 2021 - The Russian steelmaker announced yesterday it has secured a contract with transport and technology company Hyperloop Transportation Technologies Inc. (HyperloopTT) to supply steel for the development of the first commercial prototype of a hyperloop transportation system.
Rio Tinto Trialing Biomass in Low-Carbon Steel Technology
14 October 2021 - The company announced today it is performing trials in Germany on a technology that would use biomass in steelmaking instead of coking coal in the steelmaking process.
Bighorn Solar Project Dedicated at EVRAZ Rocky Mountain Steel
13 October 2021 - Together with global solar leader Lightsource bp and Xcel Energy, EVRAZ North America today unveiled its new 300-MW Bighorn Solar project, making it the world’s first steel mill to be powered predominantly by solar energy.
Danieli and TOLO Partner on New Reusable CO2 System
13 October 2021 - Danieli Engineering & Systems has partnered with TOLO Green S.r.L. to develop a solution to high CO2 production, the company announced yesterday.
Here’s What the World’s First Vehicle Made With Fossil-Free Steel Looks Like
13 October 2021 - Volvo Group have unveiled the design for the world’s first vehicle built from fossil fuel–free steel.
British Steel Pledges to Go Net-Zero
08 October 2021 - British Steel announced yesterday its commitment to delivering net-zero steel by 2050 and significantly reducing its CO2 emissions intensity by 2030 and 2035.
thyssenkrupp Launches Steel With 70% Lower CO2 Emissions
07 October 2021 - The company announced yesterday that the first batches of its new bluemint® pure steel products were delivered to a customer.
