Steel News

German Port, Steelmakers Look to Establish Hydrogen Link

06 May 2021 - German steel producers thyssenkrupp and Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann GmbH (HKM) will work with the Port of Rotterdam to explore hydrogen import opportunities as well as a pipeline corridor between the port and the mills, the companies have announced.

SSAB, Volvo Partner on Developing Vehicles Made From Green Steel

08 April 2021 - SSAB will work with Volvo Group under a newly signed collaboration agreement to develop and build vehicles made from fossil-free steel, the steelmaker said on Thursday.

SSAB Seeks Answer to Key Hydrogen Question: How to Store It?

07 April 2021 - SSAB and the partners in its HYBRIT decarbonization initiative have started work on a pilot-scale hydrogen storage facility, a key piece of infrastructure for the fossil-free future they envision.

ArcelorMittal Plans Two DRI-EAF Plants in Germany

29 March 2021 - ArcelorMittal said Monday that will build two sets of direct reduction and electric arc furnace plants in Germany, an investment that is expected to cost between EUR1 billion and EUR1.5 billion.

Hydrogen Takes Center Stage in New Collaboration Agreements

18 March 2021 - POSCO and Australian electricity and natural gas producer Origin Energy have signed a memorandum of understanding on an effort to bring green hydrogen to South Korea, reports the The Sydney Morning Herald newspaper.

Chilean Producer to Study H2 Steelmaking

16 March 2021 - Chile’s Compañia Siderúrgica Huachipato SA (CSH) has signed a technological cooperation agreement with Paul Wurth to explore a shift to low-carbon steelmaking.

Salzgitter Debuts Wind Energy Project

12 March 2021 - Salzgitter and industrial partners have the cut the ribbon on a wind-powered generation facility at its Salzgitter Flachstahl plant, setting the stage for future green hydrogen production.

Investment Firm Unveils Plans for Green Steel Mill in Sweden

24 February 2021 - A Swedish venture is lining up capital funding for a fossil-free, 5-million-metric-tons-per-year steel plant to be built in the country’s Norrbotten region, it announced on Tuesday.

ArcelorMittal Starts Coke Oven Gas Injections in Spanish Blast Furnace

18 February 2021 - ArcelorMittal Asturias has modified a blast furnace the B blast furnace at its Gijón, Spain, plant, equipping it to consume hydrogen-rich coke oven gas.

thyssenkrupp Sees Successful Hydrogen Test on Blast Furnace

04 February 2021 - thyssenkrupp has successfully completed an initial round of hydrogen injection testing on one of its blast furnaces in Duisburg, Germany, and is preparing for a second phase of experimentation.

Blue Hydrogen Has a Role to Play in Decarbonization, thyssenkrupp Says

14 January 2021 - Natural gas can be a viable intermediate source of clean hydrogen for thyssenkrupp Steel Europe's Duisburg mill in Germany, but the German and European Union governments need to put a regulatory framework in place before any investments along those lines can be made, the steelmaker has concluded.

Tenaris Lays Plans for Italian Hydrogen Electrolyzer

11 January 2021 - Tenaris and two other companies will work together on a project to bring hydrogen-based steelmaking to Tenaris’ Dalmine facility in Italy.

POSCO Lays Plans for Hydrogen Production

15 December 2020 - South Korea’s POSCO plans to ramp up hydrogen production capacity over the next 30 years and will begin laying investments in hydrogen infrastructure, reports South Korean business magazine BusinessKorea.

Danieli: HBIS Direct Reduction Plant Will Be in a Green Class of Its Own

10 December 2020 - China’s Hebei Iron & Steel Group’s (HBIS) planned direct reduction plant, when completed in 2021, will be the lowest carbon-emitting direct reduced iron (DRI) plant in the world, according to one of its technology partners.

HBIS to Build H2-Based DRI Plant

25 November 2020 - China’s HBIS Group has contracted Tenova to build a hydrogen-based direct reduction plant, the company has said.

LKAB Plans Generational Shift to H2 DRI Production

24 November 2020 - Swedish iron ore miner LKAB has unveiled a transformational plan to replace pellet production with hydrogen-reduced sponge iron, reflecting the European steel industry’s transition to a carbon-neutral future.

ArcelorMittal Pledges to Achieve Carbon Neutrality

02 October 2020 - ArcelorMittal has announced a significant environmental goal: it intends to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.

California Researchers Win Funding for H2 Steelmaking Project

02 October 2020 - The University of California, Irvine, (UCI) and partners have been award US$5.7 million in funding from the U.S. Energy Department to study the integration of renewably produced hydrogen in the steelmaking process.

Salzgitter to Decide on DRI Plant Next Year

15 September 2020 - Salzgitter expects to report whether construction of direct reduction of iron ore (DRI) plant and upstream hydrogen electrolyzer is feasible by next spring, the company said Tuesday.

SSAB Celebrates Start of H2-Based Sponge Iron Plant

02 September 2020 - SSAB and partners LKAB and Vattenfall on Monday started up a pilot-scale sponge iron plant that will use hydrogen from a renewably powered electrolyzer.