ArcelorMittal Europe announces green steel details

In Belgium, ArcelorMittal Europe announced details of the CO2 technology strategy that will enable it to offer its first green steel solutions to customers this year (30,000 metric tons), scale up this offering in coming years (to reach 120,000 tons in 2021 and 600,000 tons by 2022), deliver its 30% CO2 emissions target by 2030, and achieve net zero by 2050.

The strategy is centered around two main technology routes, as introduced in the first ArcelorMittal Europe climate action report published earlier this year:

The use of hydrogen in DRI-EAF and, also, the blast furnace

The expansion of its Smart Carbon route, also utilizing hydrogen