Hydrogen has recently started emerging as a sort of panacea for decarbonising steelmaking and other hard-to-abate heavy industries. Steelmakers such as ArcelorMittal, Hbis, ThyssenKrupp, Nippon Steel and SSAB have already announced projects using hydrogen across various processing methods from iron reduction to reheating purposes. Salzgitter AG, as part of the SALCOS (SAlzgitter Low-CO2Steelmaking) project, has

Electrical steel demand is set to see a renowned growth on the back of expanding renewable energy and electric mobility markets. Japan’s JFE has been working on expanding its electrical steel capacity. It plans to expand the supply of both types of electrical steel owing to the expected rise in global demand for electric vehicles,

Amidst the coronavirus pandemic, Brazilian slab producers performed relatively better. Last year, the country exported over 7.1 million tonnes of slabs, registered just a slight fall of 6.9% on a year-on-year basis. Given that the US and Mexico, the two important buyers of Brazilian slabs, were hit hard by the pandemic;  hence the performance is

Steel is one of the heavy industries which are considered as significant polluters. The initiatives to decarbonise steel increased with both mining and hot metal producers have signed various deals recently. When it comes to direct emission, mining companies have a minimal share in emission than their customers- steel producers. Indirect emission, especially those caused

German steelmaker Thyssenkrupp will work with Equinor, a Norway energy company and OGE, German gas transmission system operator to reduce emission from the Thyssenkrupp Steel’s Duisburg plant. The decision is taken after the trio completed their joint feasibility study which was started back in October 2019, under the project H2morrow. The partners will evaluate the

The US carried out a five-year sunset review of anti-dumping duties on non-grain oriented electrical steel (NGOES). The AD review covered imports of NGOES from China, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Sweden and Taiwan. Upon completion of the review, the US decided to extend the existing AD duties by another five years. Similarly, it has also

Saudi Aramco and South Korea’s POSCO signed a deal to evaluate the potential for an integrated steel plate mill. The cooperation between the two companies implies that the steel plate mill will target the oil and gas industry. POSCO will conduct the feasibility study to determine commercial viability for the plant. Saudi Arabia has been

The fifth plenum session of the 19th Communist Party of China (CPC) central committee discusses the 14th five-year plan 2021-2025. During the meeting, the long term goals going up to 2035, were also discussed. The plan is centred on technological development and environmental goals and will be passed by the National People’s Congress in early

When Mr Trump imposed 25% duties on steel products in 2018, Brazil swiftly secured a deal, better than any other country. Since then, Brazilian slab producers commanded better margins by piggybacking on Section 232 quota; whereas others, chiefly the CIS producers, suffered. The Trump administration tinkered with the market in a way to allow Brazilian