Steelmaking
Process for producing steel from iron ore and scrap
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| 2024 | The HYBRIT project in Sweden began implementing Hydrogen Direct Reduction (HDR) technology for emission-free iron-making, using green hydrogen to smelt iron with water as the only by-product. |
| 2015 |
Blast furnace
End of the period where blast furnaces were estimated to contribute over 4% of global greenhouse gas emissions.
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