Steelmaking

ArcelorMittal Belgium has secured €280m ($306.9m) in state aid to partially decarbonise its steel production in Ghent with hydrogen.

The Materials Processing Institute, Trent Refractories and Kanthal are to undertake a three-year hydrogen research project to examine its potential impact on industrial processes.

German automotive giant Mercedes-Benz has signed a binding agreement with H2 Green Steel for the delivery of 50,000 tonnes of hydrogen-produced steel to its European production facility, with eyes on a North American expansion.

Finnish steel producer SSAB and Nordic energy firm Fortum have announced they will explore the possibility of producing hydrogen-reduced sponge iron in Raahe, Finland.

H2 Green Steel has announced its received a full environmental permit for its green hydrogen production facility in Boden, Sweden.

H2 Green Steel has signed a cooperation agreement with the Port of Luleå, Sweden, for transport to and from its hydrogen-based steel mill in Boden.

Raphael Tilot, CEO John Cockerill Hydrogen, explains how the launch of Rely – its joint venture with Technip Energies – strengthens its market presence and accelerates ‘global and local’ green hydrogen development

H2 Green Steel’s agreement with thyssenkrupp nucera has secured the capacity of more than 700MW for its electrolysis plant in Boden, Sweden.

H2 View analyses the role hydrogen and DRI will play in the future of steelmaking…

H2 Green Steel today (May 2) revealed that it has signed a seven-year agreement for the delivery of hydrogen-produced green steel with the Italian steel group, Marcegaglia, worth €1.89bn ($2.07bn).