The blast furnace remains the cornerstone of high‐volume ironmaking, utilising complex thermal and chemical reactions to reduce iron oxides into molten iron. Contemporary operations place increasing ...

An electrochemical process to make green iron with renewable energy is ready for a 100kg pilot, after an ARENA-funded study proved it works in the lab.

Rio Tinto has for many years been a trusted supplier to the world’s iron and steel industry, particularly in South East Asia, where its Australian mines offer cost-effective raw material. The company ...

Steelworkers at Scunthorpe have been given a more certain future with the arrival of new raw materials to operate British Steel’s blast furnaces, ministers have announced. 55,000 tonnes of blast ...

Green energy and electric vehicles are at least making headway in displacing fossil fuels, but there isn’t a no-brainer green alternative able to decarbonize steel production on a large scale. All the ...