Steel News

SDI, Rio Tinto, Nippon Steel Trading Back Renewable Biocarbon Producer

02 March 2022 - Aymium announced yesterday that it has secured Series B funding to support capacity expansion and increased deployment of its environmental technologies, with Steel Dynamics Inc., Rio Tinto and Nippon Steel Trading on board.

Biden Administration Unveils Plans to Accelerate Clean Hydrogen Production

16 February 2022 - The White House yesterday announced the Biden administration is undertaking new actions to support American leadership on clean manufacturing, which will include ramping up the production of clean hydrogen.

H2Stahl Project to Begin at thyssenkrupp Steel

16 February 2022 - The H2Stahl project, funded by Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, is to start at thyssenkrupp Steel’s Duisburg site, the steelmaker has announced.

Severstal Invests in New Low-Carbon Hydrogen Technology

02 February 2022 - Severstal has announced that it has invested in Ekona Power Inc., a developer of low-carbon hydrogen production technology.

ArcelorMittal’s Latest XCarb Investment Aims to Disrupt Hydrogen Electrolysis Technology

27 January 2022 - ArcelorMittal’s XCarb™ innovation fund has awarded US$5 million to H2Pro, a startup developing an energy-efficient and cost-effective alternative to water electrolysis for generating green hydrogen.

Spanish Steelmakers Join €3.23 Billion Hydrogen Consortium

24 January 2022 - Spanish steel companies CELSA Group, Sidenor, AMES Group and Tubacex have signed on to the country’s largest-ever multi-sector investment project devoted to renewable hydrogen technology.

Tenova Collaborates With Snam on Decarbonization

17 January 2022 - Tenova announced it has entered into an agreement to collaborate with Europe’s largest energy infrastructure operator in strategic studies and market analysis to introduce green hydrogen into metals production processes.

POSCO, Adani Group Sign US$5 Billion MoU for Eco-Friendly Integrated Mill

14 January 2022 - This week South Korean steelmaker POSCO and Indian infrastructure and energy conglomerate Adani Group signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that includes plans for a “green, environment-friendly” integrated steel mill to be built in Gujarat, India.

thyssenkrupp Signs Supply Contract for Electrolysis Plant

12 January 2022 - thyssenkrupp Uhde Chlorine Engineers has signed a supply contract with Shell for a project called Hydrogen Holland I.

Report: ArcelorMittal and Partners Receive €10M for Electrolysis Plant in Bremen

04 January 2022 - According to reports, ArcelorMittal Bremen, swb AG and EWE AG have received a subsidy of more than €10 million to construct a 12-MW electrolysis plant in Bremen, Germany, to produce green hydrogen by means of renewable energy.

thyssenkrupp Awarded 2-GW Electrolysis Installation Contract

14 December 2021 - thyssenkrupp was awarded a contract to supply a 2-GW electrolysis plant to NEOM, one of the world's largest green hydrogen projects.

Metso Outotec Goes Green With Circored

08 December 2021 - Finland’s Metso Outotec announced yesterday it has launched the next generation of the 100% hydrogen-based Circored™ process for fine ore production.

BlueScope Teams Up With Shell on Renewable Hydrogen Projects

07 December 2021 - The Australian steelmaker today announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Shell Energy Operations Pty Ltd. to develop renewable hydrogen projects at its Port Kembla Steelworks in New South Wales.

H2 Green Steel and Iberdrola to Build €2.3 Billion Green Hydrogen Plant in Spain

02 December 2021 - Swedish steel startup H2 Green Steel has inked a deal with Spanish energy company Iberdrola to build a 1 GW green hydrogen plant in the Iberian Peninsula.

SKF, Luleå University of Technology Collaborate on Development of Fossil-Free Steel

18 November 2021 - SKF announced yesterday that they are collaborating with Luleå University of Technology and their CH2ESS initiative to help further the development of fossil-free bearing steel.

CSN Backs Silicon Valley Hydrogen Startup

08 November 2021 - San Francisco-based 1S1 Energy intends to use the funding from the Brazilian steelmaker’s venture capital fund to manufacture electrolyzers for the production of green hydrogen.

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.

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.

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.