Agora IndustrieMay 15
📋 New comment: The path toward low- and near zero-emissions steel requires not only new #steelmaking technologies but above all robust, long-term demand signals to secure investments and scale up of new iron and steel plants. Yet these urgently needed market signals are still lacking, causing some near zero-emission steel projects to stall. 1/x
CBC SudburyMar 23
Mass layoffs take effect at Algoma Steel in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.
Hundreds of employees with the steel mill have worked their final shift as the company transitions to electric steelmaking, no longer rely on its blast furnace and coke-making operations.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/layoffs-algoma-steel-sault-9.7137964?cmp=rss
Agora IndustrieFeb 3

⚙️ NEW ANALYSIS: #China’s dual role in the emerging global market for green iron
#China produces over half of the world’s #steel, and the sector accounts for 17% of national CO₂ emissions.

The steel industry remains a cornerstone of China’s industrial development, technological leadership and manufacturing competitiveness. As climate neutrality targets grow nearer, accelerating investment in low-carbon #steelmaking is now both a climate imperative and a strategic opportunity. 1/x

@economyandspaceOct 28, 2025

OnlineFirst - "Infinitely recyclable? Scraps and disarticulations in the steelmaking green transition" by Daniela Lai:

#steel #disarticulations #greentransition #steelmaking #politicaleconomy

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0308518X251384763

Tina M CaseySep 22, 2025

US startup deploys renewable energy to produce coke-free steel.

https://cleantechnica.com/2025/09/22/a-green-steel-process-based-on-1980s-technology-is-coming-for-your-fossil-fuels/

#greensteel #steel #steelmaking #renewableenergy #renewables #electrolysis #innovation #metals #steelindustry #steelpollution #coal #coke #decarbonization #cleansteel

A New Green Steel Process Brings A 1980's Concept To Life

The US startup Boston Metal is bringing its new one-pot green steel process to the global industrial decarbonization movement.

CleanTechnica
Tina M CaseySep 22, 2025

US startup deploys renewable energy to produce coke-free steel.

https://cleantechnica.com/2025/09/22/a-green-steel-process-based-on-1980s-technology-is-coming-for-your-fossil-fuels/

#greensteel #steel #steelmaking #renewableenergy #renewables #electrolysis #innovation #metals #steelindustry #steelpollution #coal #coke #decarbonization #cleansteel

A New Green Steel Process Brings A 1980's Concept To Life

The US startup Boston Metal is bringing its new one-pot green steel process to the global industrial decarbonization movement.

CleanTechnica
Charring AuhSep 14, 2025
#Steelmaking is the process of producing steel from iron ore and/or scrap. Steel has been made for millennia, and was commercialized on a massive scale in the 1850s and 1860s, using
Charring AuhJul 11, 2025

#Diorama of Ore Dock Unloading

2004 Built by John A. Richatts Scale-1/160th of actual scale

in the first stage of the #steelmaking process. new materials such as iron are are limestone are transferred along watarways by boet and raw

CelloMom On CarsDec 11, 2024

"The method involves injecting finely ground iron ore powder into an extremely hot furnace, triggering an “explosive chemical reaction”.
The result is a stream of high-purity iron that can be directly used for casting or “one-step #steelmaking”.

Known as #FlashIronmaking, the method “can complete the ironmaking process in just three to six seconds, compared to the five to six hours required by traditional blast furnaces”."

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3289441/chinas-explosive-ironmaking-breakthrough-achieves-3600-fold-productivity-boost

China’s ‘explosive’ ironmaking breakthrough achieves 3,600-fold speed boost

A new method for making iron is not only faster and cheaper, but also better for the environment, according to Chinese researchers.

South China Morning Post
Show threadAgora IndustrieOct 8, 2024

2. Resilience and #Competitiveness: Industrialised economies importing cheaper DRI can enhance their competitiveness in low-carbon #steelmaking, while also safeguarding the vast majority of local jobs.

3. #Partnerships are Essential: Strategic international #collaborations between renewable-rich Global South regions and industrial demand centres in the Global North can foster win-win scenarios for both, ensuring equitable industrial transformation and shared prosperity. 3/x