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Steel producers have found a way to avoid the coming crisis from the green transition in the EU
Steel producers have found a way to avoid the coming crisis from the green transition in the EU

Due to the construction of the DRI plant, the cost of a ton of steel will increase by approximately €50

China plans to extend ETS to steel insutry by 2025
China plans to extend ETS to steel insutry by 2025

In China, the steel industry is already included in 6 out of 8 regional carbon markets

Europe exported 32 million tons of waste in 2022
Europe exported 32 million tons of waste in 2022

Turkey received 10.7 million tons of ferrous metal waste from the EU, that is, 60% of all exports

Scientists have found a way to extract iron from red sludge
Scientists have found a way to extract iron from red sludge

In laboratory conditions, it was possible to obtain 2.6 g of metallic iron from 15 g of red sludge

The US will spend $254 million to decarbonize industry
The US will spend $254 million to decarbonize industry

$37 million will be spent on decarbonization of iron and steel production

The used car recycling industry is gaining momentum in India
The used car recycling industry is gaining momentum in India

Scrap production from end-of-life cars is expected to reach 4.6 million tonnes in FY2023 and 7.30 million tonnes by 2029-30

Germany's largest steel plant is looking for a supplier of 151 thousand tons of hydrogen
Germany's largest steel plant is looking for a supplier of 151 thousand tons of hydrogen

The production of green steel will require approximately 1.5 GW of electrolyzers

Vestas will build the first green steel offshore wind farm in Poland
Vestas will build the first green steel offshore wind farm in Poland

Low-carbon steel will reduce the intensity of emissions by 66%

Australia may become a new center of green steel industry
Australia may become a new center of green steel industry

The production of one ton of green steel requires 3.6 MWh of electricity

Scientists have found a way to completely eliminate carbon emissions during steel production
Scientists have found a way to completely eliminate carbon emissions during steel production

The startup has already collected $17 million through grants from the state and mining companies

The first buyers of green hydrogen will be steel and fuel producers – an expert
The first buyers of green hydrogen will be steel and fuel producers – an expert

E-fuel markup will increase overall prices by only 5%

The production of ethanol from captured steel emissions was launched in Belgium
The production of ethanol from captured steel emissions was launched in Belgium

The technology will make it possible to reduce the plant's annual emissions by 125,000 tons