Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Energy use and conservation, the environment and sustainability as it relates to the steel industry.
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ArcelorMittal Lays Out European Climate Action Plan
26 June 2020 - ArcelorMittal Europe intends to become carbon neutral in the next 30 years by transitioning to a direct-reduction based production route and by investing in technology and equipment to store or recycle its carbon output.
Stelco, DTE to Build Cogen Plant
19 June 2020 - Stelco Inc. is partnering with DTE Energy Services Inc. on construction of a 65-MW cogeneration plant at the steelmaker’s Lake Erie Works in Ontario, Canada, Stelco has announced.
GFG Alliance Accelerates Carbon Reduction Investment Plans
12 June 2020 - GFG Alliance is stepping up investment plans but will seek cost savings and efficiency gains throughout its global operations as it looks to adapt to a new environment.
Gerdau Announces Plans for 80-MW Solar Farm
02 June 2020 - Gerdau Long Steel North America will develop a 700-acre solar farm that will power its Midlothian, Texas, USA, bar mill, the company announced Tuesday.
NLMK Sees Emissions Reduction Through Equipment Upgrade
26 May 2020 - NLMK Group’s flagship facility in Lipetsk, Russia, has concluded performance testing on new emissions control equipment and found that it is meeting design targets, the company has said.
ArcelorMittal Carbon Reduction Projects Receive EU Financial Support
19 May 2020 - The European Investment Bank is loaning ArcelorMittal EUR75 million in support of two capital projects aimed at reducing carbon emissions.
Report: Process Route Decisions Loom for European Steelmakers
30 April 2020 - To meet the European Union’s 2050 carbon neutrality goal, the European steel industry will have to make some very big and very expensive technology investment decisions in the next five to 10 years, according to a new report from the German strategy consultant Roland Berger.
Chinese Steelmaker Places Order for Generating Turbines
14 April 2020 - China’s Baotou Iron and Steel Group has placed an order for two blast furnace gas (BFG)-powered generating units from Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Ltd.
Slag Is a Useful Byproduct. These Researchers Think It Has Even More Potential.
08 April 2020 - Researchers at Australia’s RMIT University said they might have found a way to improve the utility of slag as a concrete aggregate, research that could strengthen steel’s role in the circular economy.
EU Should Adopt Carbon Border Tax on Steel, ArcelorMittal Says
16 March 2020 - ArcelorMittal is calling on EU leaders to include a carbon border adjustment in its EUR1 trillion Green Deal, its plan to make the carbon neutral by 2050.
ArcelorMittal Reaches New Deal on ILVA Steel Works
04 March 2020 - ArcelorMittal and the Italian government have agreed to revised terms governing the steelmaker’s acquisition of the ILVA steel works in Italy.
Canadian Steel Producers Net-Zero Goal Set to Be Achieved by 2050
04 March 2020 - Members of the Canadian Steel Producers Association (CSPA) aim to achieve net-zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2050, the trade group announced Wednesday.
Rio Tinto Investing US$1 Billion to Meet Climate Change Targets
27 February 2020 - UK-based metals miner Rio Tinto has rolled out new emissions reductions goals – and a plan to invest approximately US$1 billion over the next five years to meet them.
ABB to Supply Fossil-Free Steel Project With Automation Suite
06 February 2020 - ABB has been chosen to provide the electrical and automation system for SSAB’s hydrogen-based DRI plant in Luleå, Sweden.
ArcelorMittal Recognized As Global Leader on Climate Action
27 January 2020 - A non-profit organization that administers a global disclosure system on carbon emissions for investors and others has given high marks to ArcelorMittal for its leadership on corporate transparency and action on climate change.
CMC Poland Signs Renewable Power Agreement
22 January 2020 - Commercial Metals Co.’s Poland mill has signed a long-term power purchase agreement with Europe’s largest generator of renewable energy.
SSAB Americas to Introduce Fossil-Free Steel to North America
17 December 2019 - SSAB Americas is aiming to produce fossil fuel free steels at its U.S. mills by 2026, and its Montpelier, Iowa, USA, facility already is on track to be completely by renewable energy by 2022, the company has said.
ArcelorMittal Mills Seek New Sustainability Credential
27 November 2019 - All of ArcelorMittal’s European flat-rolled facilities will begin working to obtain a new sustainability certification developed by ArcelorMittal and others, the company has announced.
Salzgitter Selects Builder for Planned Electrolysis Plant
18 November 2019 - Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH has contracted Siemens Gas and Power to build a 2.2 mW hydrogen plant that will fill all of the mill’s current demand for the gas.
SSAB to Begin Process Route Shift
14 November 2019 - SSAB plans to replace two of its Swedish blast furnaces with an electric arc furnace and intends to be the first to bring a fossil-fuel-free steel to the market, company officials announced during the annual Swedish Steel Prize event this week in Stockholm.
