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Milestone for the green hydrogen economy

02.10.2024

Quest One, a subsidiary of MAN Energy Solutions specialising in electrolysis, has commissioned the most advanced production plant in the field of hydrogen technology in Hamburg. Series production is expected to reduce the production time of electrolysis stacks by 75 per cent.

Stainless steel company WSSL digitises raw material procurement

30.09.2024

Welspun Specialty Solutions Limited (WSSL), a manufacturer of alloy & stainless-steel products, has entered into a partnership with Metalshub, a leading procurement software for metals & mining industry.

ArcelorMittal Fos-sur-Mer has commissioned its ladle furnace

30.09.2024

According to the french steel company the commissioning is an important milestone in the French site's contribution to the steel industry's energy transition. Once the ladle furnace is fully commissioned and production is ramped up, the CO2 emissions of the site will be reduced by around 10%.

Hydro starts advanced aluminium scrap sorting operations in the U.S.

30.09.2024

The joint venture Alusort is digging deeper in the aluminium scrap pile. Commercial operations of Hydro’s advanced scrap sorting technology have started at Padnos’s sorting hub in Grandville, Michigan.

Hyundai Steel orders blast furnace gas injection study

30.09.2024

South Korean steelmaker Hyundai Steel has awarded Primetals a contract for a study on blast furnace gas injection. The aim of the study is to reduce carbon emissions and determine the most ecologically efficient operation of the three blast furnaces at the Dangjin plant. Hyundai Steel aims to achieve CO2 neutrality by 2050

Ulsan Aluminum installs automation upgrade for aluminium hot rolling mill

30.09.2024

The South Korean aluminium producer Ulsan Aluminum is modernising its hot rolling mill in Ulsan. The upgrade of the automation systems of the 3-stand hot finishing mill, to be carried out by Primetals, is intended to increase IT security and future-proof production.

Posco is testing hydrogen-based iron production with sinter

23.09.2024

South Korean steelmaker Posco has signed a cooperation agreement with Primetals for a demonstration plant for low-carbon iron production. The hydrogen-based direct reduction process allows the direct use of sinter feed.

First hydrogen-based DRI plant in China passes performance test

19.09.2024

Tenova and the Chinese industrial services provider Sinosteel have completed the performance test for the Energiron direct reduction plant (DRI) at the Baosteel site in Zhanjiang, China. The hydrogen-based DRI plant is designed for the production of sponge iron up to 1 million tonnes/year.

Iron as an inexpensive storage medium for hydrogen

18.09.2024

Swiss scientists have developed a process for using iron to store hydrogen safely and over the long term. Energy storage systems using this technology could in future balance out the fluctuation of renewable energies.

H2 Green Steel is changing its company name to Stegra

16.09.2024

The industrial scale-up H2 Green Steel is changing its name to Stegra. The company’s purpose is to decarbonize hard to-abate industries. Stegra will do so by leveraging all three platforms it works with: green hydrogen, green iron and green steel.