Arcelormittal breaks ground on low-carbon steel project
Conversion of Dofasco plant in Canada to DRI-EAF process will eventually see it using green hydrogen to make steel
Steelmaker Arcelormittal has broken ground on its C$1.8bn ($1.3bn) project to transition its Dofasco plant in Ontario, Canada to direct reduced iron-electric arc furnace (DRI-EAF) technology. The project will convert the plant from the integrated blast furnace and basic oxygen furnace process (BF-BOF) process currently in operation, which uses coke derived from coking coal as a reducing agent. The new 2.5mn t capacity DRI furnace will initially operate on natural gas but will be constructed ‘hydrogen ready’ so it can be transitioned to utilise green hydrogen when supply becomes available. The project will reduce the facility’s emissions by 60pc, even before it is converted to run on green h
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