Nippon Steel & USS Acquisition Overview
NSC's Carbon-Neutral Technologies
High-grade
steel
production in
large size EAF
Hydrogen direct
reduction of
iron
2022
Started
production of
Electrical Steel
Sheet via
Hirohata EAF
2023
Start studies
on shift to EAF
~2030
Hirohata EAF
expansion
2024
~2030
Yawata EAF
(replacement of BF)
Started to
construct a test
EAF
Start
experiment
2025
2027
Started to
construct a small
Start experiment
DRI test furnace
Start study for
scale-up
2025
Around 2040
Implementation
Hydrogen
injection
into BF
CCS
From 2008 Started
R&D process of
COURSE50
2022
Verified 22% of
CO2 reduction
2023
Start
demonstration at
the Kimitsu #2 BF
Conduct test to
verify 30%
reduction
Advanced CCS
projects
Survey on the
implementation
(JOGMEC)
~2030
COURSE50
implementation
Around ~2040
Super-
COURSE50
implementation
CO2 reduction
50% or more
NIPPON STEEL USS United States Steel Corporation
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