Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Energy use and conservation, the environment and sustainability as it relates to the steel industry.
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Swedish Government Allocates Funding to Carbon-Free Steelmaking Research
27 February 2017 - The Swedish Energy Agency has agreed to contribute an additional SEK56 million toward a four-year research initiative that will explore hydrogen’s potential as a carbon-free steelmaking input.
A New Use for Slag? Dutch Researchers Think They Might Have One.
05 December 2016 - Researchers at a Dutch university are undertaking a four-year research project that will explore whether it’s possible, or even feasible, to use slag as an alternative to cement.
ArcelorMittal Joins Cross-Industry Partnership Aimed at Lowering Carbon Emissions
17 November 2016 - ArcelorMittal and three other manufacturers have formed a partnership that will explore how the steel, chemicals and cement businesses could together reduce carbon dioxide emissions generated through operations, the steelmaker announced Thursday.
UAE Switches on Carbon Capture Plant
07 November 2016 - Abu Dhabi has launched what is being described as the world’s first commercial carbon-capture facility tied to a steel mill.
Filter Maker, Baghouse Contractors Enter Strategic Alliance
03 November 2016 - The maker of GORE-TEX fabric and two leading baghouse services contractors have formed a strategic alliance around a new filter bag designed specifically for the steel and metals industries, the companies have announced.
More Than 2 Years in the Making, voestalpine's U.S. HBI Plant Opens
26 October 2016 - voestalpine officially opened its US$740 million direct reduction plant in Corpus Christi, Texas, on Wednesday, marking the end of work on a project that is corporate Austria’s largest-ever U.S. investment and one that will help the company reduce its carbon footprint.
Canadian Researchers Getting Close to Start of Pilot-Scale Coke Oven
20 October 2016 - The Canadian Carbonization Research Association’s pilot-scale energy recovery coke oven is about 70 to 75 percent complete and is scheduled to start up sometime in January or February, according to CanmetENERGY’s Louis Giroux.
Europe's Steel Industry Urges EU Leaders to Toughen Trade Measures
17 October 2016 - Nearly six dozen of Europe’s top steel executives have called upon European Union leaders to support measures that would protect the industry from unfair competition.
Steelmaker Completes Improvements to Furnace Emissions System
26 September 2016 - Italy’s Acciaierie Bertoli Safau SpA has upgraded its emissions treatment capabilities, adding a system to better control the release of dioxins.
Fill 'Er Up: Steel Mills Might One Day Become the Gas Stations for Commercial Jets
16 September 2016 - A U.S. company that is developing technology to convert carbon-based waste gasses into biofuels and chemicals says it has produced 1,500 gallons of jet fuel from steel mill emissions.
Vietnamese Steelmakers Will Be Held to Environmental Standards, Official Promises
09 September 2016 - A Vietnamese official said the country will strictly enforce environmental rules among its steelmakers to environmental rules and encourage the eventual closure of smaller operations that use outdated and polluting technology, reports the VnExpress newspaper.
Scientist Suggests a New Steelmaking Ingredient: Used Tires
10 August 2016 - A scientist at the University of New South Wales in Australia says she has come up with a new use for old tires: grind them up and inject them as carbon into electric arc furnaces.
Chinese Steelmaker Acquires Castrip License
08 August 2016 - North Carolina-based Castrip LLC has licensed its casting technology to a Chinese steelmaker, marking the first time Castrip technology will be employed in an overseas facility.
Forecast: Basic Oxygen Furnaces May Lose More Ground to Their Electric Counterparts
11 July 2016 - The American steel industry’s energy consumption likely will decline over the next 25 years, and steelmaking will tip even more toward electric arc furnaces, according to a long-range forecast from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Italian Steelmaker Adding Waste-Heat Recovery System to EAF
07 June 2016 - Italy’s Acciaieria Arvedi is installing a waste-heat recovery system at its Arvedi facility in Cremona, according to a supplier on the project.
Italy's Riva Group Moves to Block Sale of its Former Steel Facilities
08 February 2016 - The company that owned Europe’s largest steel works is trying to stop a government sale of the facility and others, according to Italian news agency ANSA.
Environmental Concerns Prompt Closure of Major Iron Ore Terminal in Brazil
22 January 2016 - A Brazilian court has ordered one of the world’s primary iron ore import-export terminals to shut down owing to recurring pollution problems.
Italy's Ilva Group Put On the Sales Block
06 January 2016 - The Italian government is seeking a buyer for the ailing Ilva steel group, according to reports.
Cliffs Divests Remaining Met Coal Assets
23 December 2015 - Iron ore producer Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. has exited the coal business, closing on a deal to sell its remaining metallurgical coal mines, the company has announced.
U.K. Wins Approval to Offer New Energy Subsidy
18 December 2015 - The European Commission has approved a U.K. plan to help its steelmakers cover their energy costs, reports The (London) Telegraph newspaper.
