Modernising Agreements and Transition to Renewables
A shift to greener steelmaking technologies
Short-term / partial decarbonisation
Medium / Long-term / net-zero potential
New technologies
BF /
BOF
Lump / pellet
high-grade
Hydrogen (H2)
injection
iron ore
BF
optimisation
+ CCUS
Biomass
pig iron¹
DR/
EAF
Scrap
Natural gas
direct
reduction
Optimisation
Green H₂
direct
reduction1
Direct Smelting
New iron and
steelmaking
electric furnace
Green H₂
direct
reduction +
Electrolysis
melter1
New technologies
Driving need for high-quality iron ore
1 These products can be used in an EAF or BOF | BF = Blast furnace, BOF = Basic oxygen furnace, DR = Direct reduction, EAF = Electric arc furnace, CCUS = carbon capture, utilisation and storage
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