Green Steel Saver of Resources Maximizing the environmental compatibility of today's plants is the ambition of Dr. Thomas Steinparzer, which goes hand-in-hand with creating salable by-products. ISSUE #14 (JUN 24) 08.03.2024
Green Steel Pathfinder for Hot Metal New, more environmentally friendly solutions for the ironmaking stage and for converter steelmaking are key to the green transformation, says Dr. Gerald Wimmer. ISSUE #14 (JUN 24) 08.03.2024
Green Steel Advocate of Endless Arvedi Endless Strip Production is the perfect solution for environmenally friendly casting and rolling, enabling zero-carbon steel, says Christoph Fellner. ISSUE #14 (JUN 24) 08.03.2024
Green Steel Modernizer of Refinement Secondary metallurgy shares many advantages with electric steelmaking. The two areas can operate using green energy, and Deniz Çatan specializes in both. ISSUE #14 (JUN 24) 08.03.2024
Green Steel Electrifier of Steelmaking New, more environmentally friendly solutions for the ironmaking stage and for converter steelmaking are key to the green transformation, says Dr. Gerald Wimmer. ISSUE #14 (JUN 24) 08.03.2024
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
Green Steel Pioneers Talk #20: How to Calculate Your Carbon Emissions In this session of Pioneers Talk, Gerhard Kurka discusses the interdependencies of carbon calculation in a steel plant. 22.02.2024
Green Steel Pioneers Talk #19: Developing the Smelter In this session of Pioneers Talk, Andreas Pfeiffer shares some of his insights into the Smelter, many of which originate from cutting-edge university research. 04.12.2023
Green Steel China Steel Corporation Orders Decarbonization Study China Steel Corporation ordered a decarbonization study from Primetals Technologies, with a focus on reducing carbon emissions at the Kaohsiung site in Taiwan. 18.10.2023
Green Steel Ukrainian Government and Primetals Technologies to Support the Recovery of th... During the Ukraine Recovery Conference held in London, Primetals Technologies joined the Ukrainian government’s platform for the green recovery of the metals industry. 12.10.2023
Green Steel Renewed 10-year Cooperation between LanzaTech and Primetals Technologies LanzaTech, a leading carbon capture and utilization company, and Primetals Technologies have renewed a 10-year cooperation agreement to accelerate the deployment of integrated environmental solutions. 27.06.2023
Green Steel Hydnum Steel and Primetals Technologies Join Forces for Green Steel Productio... In June 2023, Hydnum Steel and Primetals Technologies signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to implement a greenfield plant for green steel production in Puertollano, Spain. 15.06.2023
Green Steel Carbon Capture in the Steel Industry: Opportunities and Challenges Representatives from ArcelorMittal, MHI, and Kobolde & Partners, discuss the challenges of carbon capture in the steel industry. ISSUE METEC (JUN 23) 14.06.2023
Green Steel Carbon Capture and Utilization: Tomorrow's Technology with LanzaTech After years of collaboration, LanzaTech reflects on carbon capture and utilization in the steel industry with Primetals Technologies. ISSUE METEC (JUN 23) 14.06.2023
Green Steel Clean Air for Southern Italy: MEROS at Acciaierie d’Italia in Taranto Representatives from Acciaierie d’Italia share their experience with and discuss the impact of environmental solutions in southern Italy. ISSUE METEC (JUN 23) 13.06.2023
Green Steel Partners in Green Steel: Tata Steel and Primetals Technologies Avneesh Gupta (Tata Steel Limited) joins Dr. Alexander Fleischanderl at METEC 2023 to discuss the industry trend of "green steel." ISSUE METEC (JUN 23) 12.06.2023
Green Steel Going Green: What does an AI Know? - Part 2 We asked the AI, ChatGPT, from OpenAI to discuss the ten most important factors for producers wanting to become greener. ISSUE METEC (JUN 23) 12.06.2023
Green Steel Three Phases To Green Steel Green steel, as a term, has come to define a global transformation taking place in the metals industry and the three phases are underway. ISSUE METEC (JUN 23) 12.06.2023
Green Steel Green Steel: The Optimization Phase How can producers optimize their production routes and improve energy efficiency and scrap rates for sustainable metals production? ISSUE #12 (FEB 23) 12.06.2023
Green Steel Green Steel: The Transition Phase Metals production is being redefined as production routes shift toward direct reduction and electrification. ISSUE METEC (JUN 23) 12.06.2023
Green Steel Achieving Green Steel The trend toward green steel in the metals industry is shifting production routes to eco-friendly and sustainable processes. ISSUE METEC (JUN 23) 12.06.2023
Green Steel Going Green: What does an AI Know? - Part 1 We asked the AI, ChatGPT, from OpenAI to discuss the ten most important factors for producers wanting to become greener. ISSUE METEC (JUN 23) 12.06.2023
Green Steel Going Green: What does an AI Know? - Part 3 Part 3 of asking ChatGPT about how the steel industry will "go green" highlights the circular economy, carbon capture (CCS), and regulation. ISSUE METEC (JUN 23) 12.06.2023
Green Steel Going Green: What does an AI Know? - Part 4 Part 4 of asking ChatGPT concludes with questions of decentralized production, future collaborative efforts, and human capital. ISSUE METEC (JUN 23) 12.06.2023
Green Steel Green Hot Metal: Introducing the Smelter Introducing the Smelter, a new solution for the final reduction and melting of low-grade direct reduced iron. ISSUE METEC (JUN 23) 09.06.2023
Green Steel ORANGE IS THE NEW GREEN - METEC 2023 Now, more than ever, transformative technologies are reshaping the metals industry. With our solutions and pioneering spirit, we are making orange the new green. ISSUE METEC (JUN 23) 23.02.2023
Green Steel THE CO2 CALCULATOR: DETERMINE YOUR EMISSIONS Developed by Primetals Technologies, CO2 Calculator was designed to make it easier than ever before to determine a plant’s approximate carbon footprint. ISSUE METEC (JUN 23) 19.05.2023
Green Steel Emissions Trading Systems and The Cost of Carbon While perhaps more commonplace in many parts of the world than others, emissions trading systems are becoming a global trend to motivate heavy industry on the road to decarbonization. ISSUE METEC (JUN 23) 05.05.2023
Green Steel Dr. Alexander Fleischanderl: Making Green Steel Happen Dr. Alexander Fleischanderl is one of the chief innovators in the area of sustainability solutions and was recently promoted to "Head of Green Steel." ISSUE #12 (FEB 23) 28.02.2023
Green Steel The Elemental Journey Toward Green Steel Recognizing the global trend toward decarbonization, emissions control, and e-mobility, Primetals Technologies is supporting the world's steel producers in their ambition to make green happen. ISSUE #12 (FEB 23) 28.02.2023
Green Steel The New Age of HBI With innovations to achieve eco-friendly production, the steel industry is ready to reduce carbon emissions and move away from fossil fuels. ISSUE #12 (FEB 23) 28.02.2023
Green Steel The Elemental Journey: Air Air has received more global attention as efforts to tackle emissions directly or indirectly address the quality of the air we breathe. ISSUE #12 (FEB 23) 28.02.2023
Green Steel The Elemental Journey: Water Water is a catalyst and change agent—the medium without which many green steel technologies could not exist. ISSUE #12 (FEB 23) 28.02.2023
Green Steel The Elemental Journey: Fire FIre represents an untamed force of nature required to transform raw materials into valuable steel end products. ISSUE #12 (FEB 23) 28.02.2023
Green Steel The Elemental Journey: Earth Raw material—on matter taken from the earth—unleashes the power of the steel production process, turning ore into iron and steel. ISSUE #12 (FEB 23) 28.02.2023
Green Steel What is Green Steel? Amidst growing demands for eco-friendly production routes and persistent actions for a more sustainable future, a new term in the steel industry has emerged: “green steel.” ISSUE #12 (FEB 23) 23.02.2023
Green Steel Step by Step Toward Decarbonization With innovations to achieve eco-friendly production, the steel industry is ready to reduce carbon emissions and move away from fossil fuels. ISSUE #12 (FEB 23) 23.02.2023
Green Steel The Future of Electric Steelmaking With a long history of use in the steel industry, the electric arc furnace is emerging as a significant and essential player in the steel industry’s future. ISSUE #12 (FEB 23) 09.02.2023
Green Steel Pioneers Talk #15: Electrifying Green Steelmaking In this session, Hans-Jörg Krassnig, Head of Electric Steelmaking, shares his fascination with the raw power of the electric arc furnace. 09.02.2023
Digitalization Pioneers Talk #14: Connecting Technologies and People Claudia Hemmelmeir, team leader in the Mechatronic Products department of Primetals Technologies helps us debunk some of the myths around the measuring devices she specializes in. 02.02.2023
Digitalization Crafting Quality: Automated Scrap Solutions Crafted scrap is the future of scrap-based steelmaking and will transform how producers manage and maintain their scrap yards. ISSUE #12 (FEB 23) 19.01.2023
Green Steel Acciaierie d’Italia starts up 3rd MEROS Off-gas Cleaning Plant With seven plants ordered, three MEROS plants at Acciaierie d’Italia’s steel plant in Taranto, Italy, are now in operation. 10.01.2023
Green Steel Pioneers Talk #13: Leaping Toward Green Ironmaking In this session of Pioneers Talk, Gerald Wimmer and Tom Widter discuss a new and groundbreaking project that points to the future of sustainable steel production. 12.01.2023
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 SteelAnol: Market-Ready Carbon Capture and Utilization Technology Together with LanzaTech, E4tech, and Primetals Technologies, ArcelorMittal presents the “Steelanol” plant near Ghent, Belgium. 12.12.2022
Green Steel MULPIC Cooling Technology: Improving Plate Production An analog and digital solution focused on inline plate cooling, MULPIC, provides steel producers with a means of cooling plates in an eco-friendlier and with greater efficiency. ISSUE #12 (FEB 23) 09.12.2022
Green Steel FAC Granted by Hongtai Steel for EAF Quantum in China Hongtai Steel granted the final acceptance certificate for an EAF Quantum from Primetals Technologies for their site near Xuancheng, China. 29.11.2022
Green Steel Partners in Green Steel: Primetals Technologies and Tata Steel Indian steel producer Tata Steel and Primetals Technologies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at Tata Steel’s headquarters in Mumbai, India. 23.11.2022
Green Steel Endless Production: Arvedi ESP Means Green Steel Arvedi ESP is the only proven means of green steel strip production. Since 2009, Arvedi ESP has set the standard for thin and ultra-thin direct application end products. ISSUE #12 (FEB 23) 12.10.2022
Digitalization How Crafted Scrap Defines New Benchmarks in Green Steelmaking E-Mobility and electric cars are all the rage, but what are the implications of this trend for the steel industry? Which steel grades will be in greater demand in the future, and what are the solution 01.10.2022
Green Steel HyREX Demonstration Plant from POSCO and Primetals Technologies POSCO, a leading South Korean steel producer, and Primetals Technologies signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to develop a demonstration plant for hydrogen-based hot metal production. 31.08.2022
Green Steel Salzgitter Orders EAF for Green Steel Transformation Salzgitter is currently investing to transform their existing integrated steel plant to green steel production by 2033. Salzgitter has just signed a contract for the EAF Ultimate. 25.08.2022
Green Steel New LD Converter in Operation at ArcelorMittal Gent ArcelorMittal Belgium’s steel plant in Gent, Belgium started up their new LD converter supplied by Primetals Technologies, weighing 380-tons and capable of heat sizes up to 330 tons. 20.07.2022
Green Steel Pioneers Talk #9: The Truth about Arvedi ESP What are the benefits of Arvedi Endless Strip Production, hear the truth from expert Bernd Linzer and learn more this unique solution that combines thin-slab casting and rolling. 14.07.2022
Green Steel Pioneers Talk #8: The Cutting Edge Of Continuous Casting What makes a great continuous casting machine? And what does it take to ensure that a “tried-and-tested” technological solution remains top-notch? Sit down with Paul Pennerstorfer and find out... 23.06.2022
Green Steel GravitHy Launched by World-Class Industrial Leaders The consortium GravitHy, including EIT InnoEnergy, Engie New Ventures, FORVIA, GROUPE IDEC, Plug Power, and Primetals Technologies, strives to produce direct reduced iron (DRI) from hydrogen. 30.06.2022
Green Steel The Future of Pelletizing A passion for pelletizing and consideration of the entire process chain from start to finish are fundamental to innovative pelletizing-plant solutions. ISSUE #11 (MAY 22) 24.05.2022
Green Steel A Breath of Fresh Air Acciaierie d'Italia has ordered no fewer than seven MEROS off-gas cleaning systems from Primetals Technologies for its Taranto, Italy, site. The first two MEROS plants have now become operational ... ISSUE #11 (MAY 22) 16.05.2022
Green Steel New Task Force to Lead Transition to Green Steel Primetals Technologies appoints Dr. Alexander Fleischanderl as the Head of Green Steel. By gathering and refining all the information and expertise within the company, the task force aims... 18.05.2022
Digitalization Pioneers Talk #7: Crafted Scrap To Reduce CO2 and Produce Quality Steel How can “crafted scrap” enable the production of high-quality steel and reduce CO2 emissions in a steel factory? Moreover, how can you convert conventional scrap into crafted scrap?... 17.05.2022
Green Steel DR. ALESSANDRO LABILE: On A Mission For Taranto Interview with Dr. Alessandro Labile, Head of environment, health, and safety at Acciaierie d'Italia. ISSUE #11 (MAY 22) 12.05.2022
Green Steel Environmentally Fueled Innovation In early 2020, Primetals Technologies commissioned the world’s first by-product leaching plant, designed to treat the residual dust from off-gas-cleaning systems like meros. ISSUE #11 (MAY 22) 29.04.2022
Green Steel Sequence Impulse Process: The Green Pulse of Ironmaking The Sequence Impulse Process enhances blast-furnace-based ironmaking and lowers the associated carbon footprint. The technology superimposes periodic bursts of oxygen on the steady flow of oxygen ... ISSUE #11 (MAY 22) 04.04.2022
Green Steel Primetals Technologies Honored by MMK with Supplier Award Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) held its sixth annual best supplier competition and recognized its most reliable supply chain partners. MMK's management places great value in this... 04.02.2022
Green Steel Pioneers Talk #6: Strategizing the Future of Metals Production From the automotive industry to engineering or electronics, steel producers need to supply a diverse range of companies. As a manufacturer of steel plants, it is crucial for Primetals Technologies ... 02.02.2022
Green Steel Pioneers Talk #5: Greening the BF-BOF Steelmaking Route Steel production is set to become more environmentally compatible than ever before. In this session of Pioneers Talk, Gerald Wimmer and Tom Widter discuss how to “green” the integrated production ... 20.12.2021
Green Steel Acciaierie d´Italia to Implement New Flue-Gas-Treatment System A consortium consisting of Primetals Technologies Austria GmbH and YARA Environmental Technologies GmbH, both based in Austria, has been awarded by Acciaierie d’Italia a contract for a new ... 30.11.2021
Green Steel Pioneers Talk #3: COP26, Climate Goals, and Green Production Alexander Fleischanderl just got back from the climate conference COP26 and shares with us his experience and his thoughts on what contribution the metals industry can make to global climate ... 26.11.2021
Green Steel Funding a zero-carbon future for steel As the European Union pushes forward with an ambitious roadmap for a sustainable, “no net emissions” future, Claire Coustar, Head of ESG, FIC, Deutsche Bank explores how the steel industry can ... 26.11.2021
Green Steel Metalloinvest Helps Lay Solid Foundation for Green Steelmaking Metalloinvest has contracted with Primetals Technologies and consortium partner Midrex Technologies, Inc. to supply the new HBI Plant (HBI-4) at Lebedinsky GOK (LGOK). The plant will be located in ... 21.10.2021
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 Hydrogen for Steel: Can it Decarbonize the Industry? What will tomorrow’s world look like—a world that has implemented the innovations pioneered today? A world based on the groundbreaking technological, social, and political ideas that have only ... ISSUE #10 (FEB 21) 01.02.2021
Green Steel BOF Relining Made Faster Primetals Technologies developed and implemented a new LD converter (BOF) relining solution at Ternium’s Santa Cruz plant—making relining safer, simpler, and much faster. 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 Global Warming 101 At Primetals Technologies, we care about the environment. We never stop to innovate for nature. We create new solutions that will ensure the long-term sustainability of the steel industry ... 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 Blast Furnace Off-Gas: Turning Off-Gas Streams into Revenue Streams An Arcelormittal plant in Poland harnesses heat and pressure from blast-furnace off-gas to generate electricity. This helps to save 115,000 tons of carbon emissions p. year—and turns a handsome profit ISSUE #09 (JAN 20) 01.01.2020
Green Steel Greening Converter Steelmaking With the steel industry under increasing pressure to make production more environmentally friendly, many steel producers are looking for short-term and cost-effective solutions. ISSUE #09 (JAN 20) 01.01.2020
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
Digitalization Greener technologiesfor a changing world Dr. Thomas Steinparzer is Head of Technology and Innovation for ECO Solutions at Primetals Technologies. ISSUE #06 (MAR 18) 01.03.2018
Green Steel ECO Solutions for Future-Oriented Plants The ECO Solutions of Primetals Technologies have been developed to improve the CO2 footprint of today’s steel plants, to save resources, and to achieve environmental compliance even under the most ... ISSUE #06 (MAR 18) 01.03.2018
Green Steel Greener sintering for China This highly customizable Selective Waste Gas Recirculation system from Primetals Technologies has been the environmentally friendly solution of choice for sinter plants in Austria, South Korea and ... ISSUE #04 (FEB 17) 01.02.2017
Digitalization The Future of Metals How will the metals industry look in the decades to come? Which developments, innovations and technologies will prevail? Primetals Technologies is asking questions like these today so that the ... ISSUE #03 (SEP 16) 01.09.2016
Green Steel Circular Pelletizing Technology When Italian painter Giotto di Bondone was asked by the Pope to demonstrate his skills as an artist, he drew a perfect circle, free-hand. Perfection was a powerful message in 1300, and the notion ... ISSUE #03 (SEP 16) 01.09.2016
Green Steel ESTAD: End-to-End Excellence of Energy & Environmental Solutions Energy & environmental care papers will be presented by Primetals Technologies specialists at the ESTAD Congress covering the topics of energy recovery and the recycling of carbon emissions from ... ISSUE #01 (MAY 15) 01.05.2015
