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Champion Iron Limited has entered into a binding agreement with Nippon Steel Corporation and Sojitz Corporation to jointly develop the Kamistiatusset Project (Kami Project). The partners will initially contribute USD…
BlueScope, BHP, and Rio Tinto have selected the Kwinana Industrial Area, south of Perth, to host Australia's largest electric smelting furnace (ESF) pilot plant. This groundbreaking project aims to test technology that…
Iran exported USD 3.643 bln worth of steel products in the first seven months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-October 21), marking a 14pct decline from USD 4.255 bln in the same period last year…
South African steel producer, Scaw Metals has successfully produced its first slabs and coils at its new hot-strip mill complex in Johannesburg. This brownfield investment aims to expand the company's product portfolio…
Rio Tinto has signed definitive agreements with GravitHy, an early-stage industrial company, to support its steel decarbonization project in France. The partnership will see Rio Tinto supply high-grade direct reduction…
Vale and Roheisengesellschaft Saar mbH (Rogesa), a joint subsidiary of Dillinger and Saarstahl AG, have signed a multi-year agreement to supply iron ore pellets, a significant step toward decarbonizing steel production…
Iraq is planning to build a sponge iron plant to support its steel industry after it plummeted below its half output capacity, the industry minister has said. The plant in the Southern Basra city will produce nearly one…
Italian steel producer Acciaierie d'Italia (ADI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with DRI d'Italia SpA, marking a formal agreement to collaborate on the construction of a 2.5 mln ton per year direct…
Metso has opened a cutting-edge direct reduced iron (DRI) smelting furnace pilot facility in Pori, Finland. This facility will enable customer-specific pilot-scale testing to showcase the effectiveness of Metso's…
Lower electricity supplies to Iranian steel producers caused a significant drop in output during the first half of the calendar year, which began in late March, according to the Iranian Steel Producers Association…
Gensol Engineering has partnered with Matrix Gas & Renewables to develop India's first and largest green steel production facility, using 100pct green hydrogen. This facility is part of three pilot projects under the…
Primetals Technologies and Posco have signed a cooperation agreement to design and implement a HyREX demonstration plant at Posco's facility in Pohang, South Korea. This initiative builds on a memorandum of…
Steelmakers in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are poised to lead the global shift to green iron and steel production, according to the Institute of Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). Advances in…
Sinosteel Engineering & Technology Co., Ltd. (Sinosteel E&T) and Tenova have announced the successful performance test of Baosteel Zhanjiang Iron & Steel Co., Ltd.'s new hydrogen-based 1 mln tons per year ENERGIRON…
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is advancing its transformational project at the Middletown Works facility in Middletown, Ohio, with up to USD 500 mln in potential funding from the Department of Energy. The project will replace…
Jindal Steel & Power Limited (JSPL) and Jindal Renewable Power Private (JRPL) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for India's largest green hydrogen investment by a steelmaker. The MoU outlines JSPL's plan…
Brazilian iron ore miner Vale and Midrex Technologies, Inc. have signed a Technical Cooperation Agreement to advance the use of iron ore briquettes in direct reduction plants, aiming to support steelmaking…
Thyssenkrupp is expanding its low-carbon steel production research through a collaboration with BlueScope Steel, focusing on smelting units crucial for transitioning to carbon-neutral steel. The partnership aims to…
Tosyali Algerie has signed a memorandum of understanding with Algeria's state-owned oil company, Sonatrach, to jointly conduct a feasibility study for producing green hydrogen from renewable energies in Algeria. The…
Turkey's Tosyali Holdings has signed an agreement with the Libya United Steel Company for the Iron and Steel Industry (Sulb) to establish a Direct Reduced Iron (DRI) plant in Benghazi, Libya, according to a company…
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