Green Steel Trailblazer in Ironmaking Hydrogen-based Fine-Ore Reduction, or HYFOR, is a revolutionary new approach toward ironmaking. Bernhard Hiebl was instrumental in crafting the solution. ISSUE #14 (JUN 24) 08.03.2024
Green Steel How We Make Green Happen At Primetals Technologies, we explore what's next. Learn more about six of our great innovators. ISSUE #14 (JUN 24) 08.03.2024
Digitalization Construction Work Begins at thyssenkrupp Steel in Duisburg thyssenkrupp Steel recently held a cornerstone ceremony marking the pre-assembly work for continuous caster No. 4 and hot-strip mill No. 4 at its Bruckhausen site in Duisburg, Germany. 11.12.2023
Ironmaking Austrian Government Awards Primetals Technologies for HYFOR The Austrian government has awarded the “National Prize for Innovation” to Primetals Technologies for Hydrogen-based Fine-Ore Reduction (HYFOR). The prestigious award was presented in Vienna, Austria. 06.12.2023
Green Steel Fortescue, voestalpine, and Primetals Technologies to Evaluate Groundbreaking... Fortescue, voestalpine, and Primetals Technologies have partnered to evaluate a groundbreaking green ironmaking plant. 19.12.2022
Green Steel Primetals Technologies, MHI Australia Join HILT-CRC Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Australia and Primetals Technologies, a member of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, have joined Australia’s Heavy Industry Low-Carbon Transition Cooperative Re 25.08.2021
Green Steel Zero-Carbon HYFOR Direct-Reduction Pilot Plant Starts Operation In April, the Hydrogen-based fine-ore reduction (HYFOR) pilot plant developed by Primetals Technologies was commissioned at the voestalpine site in Donawitz, Austria. First tests were successful ... 24.06.2021
Digitalization Ask Dr. Hirai In this section, Dr. Etsuro Hirai, CTO of Primetals Technologies, exclusively answers your questions. Should there be an issue that you would like him to address, please send us an email containing ISSUE #10 (FEB 21) 01.02.2021
Green Steel Applying hydrogen in commercially proven direct-reduction solutions Hydrogen is already part of the reduction-gas mix in mainstream direct-reduction processes—alongside carbon monoxide, of course. ISSUE #09 (JAN 20) 01.01.2020
Green Steel The winding road toward zero-carbon iron Iron and steel production is responsible for 7 to 10 percent of global CO2 emissions. A decisive shift away from carbon-based reductants to alternatives like hydrogen is all but ... ISSUE #09 (JAN 20) 01.01.2020
Green Steel Innovating for nature At Primetals Technologies, we care about the environment. We innovate for nature—by creating new solutions that will contribute to the long-term success of the steel industry. ISSUE #09 (JAN 20) 01.02.2020
Green Steel HYFOR: Hydrogen-Based Fine-Ore Reduction Hydrogen-based Fine-Ore Reduction (or HYFOR for short) is the world's first direct-reduction process for iron-ore concentrates from ore beneficiation... ISSUE #09 (JAN 20) 01.01.2020
