ArcelorMittal Europe to produce ’green steel’ starting in 2020:
Hydrogen technologies at the heart of drive to lead the
decarbonisation of the steel industry and deliver carbon-neutral
steel
13 October 2020
ArcelorMittal Europe today announces details of the CO2
technology strategy that will enable it to offer its first green
steel solutions to customers this year (30,000 tonnes), scale up
this offering in coming years (to reach 120,000 tonnes in 2021 and
600,000 tonnes by 2022), deliver its 30% CO2 emissions target by
2030, and achieve net zero by 2050.
The strategy is centred 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 utilising
hydrogen
HYDROGEN
Hydrogen plays a central role in the company’s decarbonisation
strategy. ArcelorMittal Europe is developing a series of
industrial-scale hydrogen projects for use in blast furnace-based
steelmaking that will start to deliver substantial CO2 emissions
savings even within the next five years, as well as progressing a
project to test the ability of hydrogen to reduce iron ore and form
DRI on an industrial scale.
Ultimately to reach zero, this hydrogen will need to be ‘green’
(produced via electrolysis which is powered by renewable
electricity). ArcelorMittal is therefore developing new facilities
to produce green hydrogen using electrolysers. Teams at
ArcelorMittal Bremen in Germany are working on the first
large-scale deployment of this technology which can then be
deployed in both the blast furnace and the DRI-EAF route.
Previously, this emerging technology has only been tested at small
pilot plants in Europe.
- Hydrogen and the blast furnace
By installing an electrolyser, hydrogen can be produced and
injected in large volumes into the blast furnace tuyeres. The
project will reduce the volumes of coal needed in the iron ore
reduction process, thereby cutting CO2 emissions.
At ArcelorMittal Dunkirk, the company is developing a hybrid
blast furnace process, which involves using DRI gas injection
technology in the blast furnace shaft as well as using gas
injection in the blast furnace tuyeres, using plasma technology to
create a reducing gas. This is the first large-scale
implementation of what is essentially a hybrid BF/DRI
technology. In due course it will enable green hydrogen to be
injected into the blast furnace as it becomes
available.
- Blast
furnace injection across Flat Products sites
ArcelorMittal Europe is also implementing projects in almost all
its Flat Products sites to use gases from different sources for
blast furnace injection. Injecting hydrogen-rich coke oven gas is
an efficient, cost effective method that allows steelmakers to
reduce CO2 emissions now. ArcelorMittal Asturias has the most
advanced coke oven gas project, with injection of grey hydrogen
(hydrogen that has been recovered from gases including natural gas
and coke oven gas) due to start in early 2021.
- Hydrogen and DRI-EAF
- Testing hydrogen to reduce iron ore and form DRI, at
ArcelorMittal Hamburg
ArcelorMittal Europe owns Europe’s only DRI-EAF facility in
Hamburg, where a project is planned to test the ability of hydrogen
to reduce iron ore and form DRI on an industrial scale, as well as
testing carbon-free DRI in the EAF steelmaking process.
- Large-scale DRI plant being studied for
Dunkirk
At ArcelorMittal Dunkirk a study has been launched to build a
large-scale DRI plant, combined with an electric arc furnace.
Initially, the DRI installation would use natural gas but
ArcelorMittal’s unique experience in DRI production, together with
the results of the DRI-hydrogen project in Hamburg mean the DRI
installation will be fully ‘hydrogen-ready’.
SMART CARBON WITH HYDROGEN
- Second Carbalyst plant planned, in Fos-sur-Mer; further
CO2 cuts with large electrolyser for hydrogen
injection
ArcelorMittal is also planning to expand its use of the Smart
Carbon technology route. At ArcelorMittal Fos-sur-Mer, France, a
study is underway in collaboration with partner Lanzatech, to build
a second Carbalyst plant in addition to the one under construction
at ArcelorMittal Ghent in Belgium. This involves carbon capture
from the blast furnace waste gas, and biologically converting it
into ethanol for use as a biofuel or recycled carbon feedstock for
the chemical industry. In parallel with the company’s electrolyser
project in Bremen, the Carbalyst plant in Fos-sur-Mer will boost
CO2 savings through hydrogen injection, supplied by a large-scale
electrolyser that will produce the hydrogen locally from renewable
electricity.
First verified green steel for customers
The first impact of these decarbonisation efforts means
ArcelorMittal Europe will be offering customers green steel
products this year, when the first 30,000 tonnes will be ready.
A system that quantifies the CO2 emissions savings made thanks
to the decarbonisation projects being rolled out by ArcelorMittal
Europe has been developed. Customers will be able to buy green
steel, based on verified emissions compared with a 2018
baseline.
Innovation Fund submissions
To fund the capital investment needed for the projects announced
today, ArcelorMittal Europe is preparing funding applications to
the EU’s Innovation Fund which is designed to support low-carbon
investments in the European Union.
Aditya Mittal, President and CEO ArcelorMittal Europe,
said:
"Today we are providing an important update on our progress in
achieving our target of reducing CO2 emissions by 30% by 2030 and
carbon neutrality by 2050, including the vital role that hydrogen
has in our strategy. Our talented teams across ArcelorMittal
Europe are working hard to ensure our CO2 emissions reduction
projects deliver results as fast as possible, on an industrial
scale. We are focussed on being ready for the hydrogen
economy and the exciting opportunities this presents for us as
European steelmakers.
“In parallel we continue to roll out our Smart Carbon technology
which we are convinced also offers huge potential given the world
will need so-called BECCS technologies (bio-energy, carbon capture
and storage) to reach net zero by 2050.
“Our plans to offer greener and more circular steel will support
our customers in their circular economy objectives. We are pleased
to be able to offer our first green tonnes this year and look
forward to being able to provide customers with larger volumes of
this steel as our decarbonisation projects are ramped up and rolled
out across Europe.
“We are in the process of applying for funding for various
projects from the ETS Innovation Fund which we hope will be
successful, giving us the vital access to finance that we need for
these important projects. The success of these projects will also
be secured through partnerships, and we would like to thank our
partners for their hard work and willingness to co-develop the new
technologies we need to make carbon-neutral steel.”
ArcelorMittal Europe climate action report
In June 2020, ArcelorMittal Europe published its first climate
action report which outlined the company’s strategy for reducing
CO2 emissions by 30% by 2030 and reaching carbon neutrality by
2050.
In the report the company identified two breakthrough
carbon-neutral technology routes, Smart Carbon and innovative DRI
based on hydrogen, that will help the company reach its CO2
reduction targets.
Ends
About ArcelorMittal
ArcelorMittal is the world's leading steel and mining company,
with a presence in 60 countries and primary steelmaking facilities
in 18 countries. In 2019, ArcelorMittal had revenues of U.S.$70.6
billion and crude steel production of 89.8 million metric tonnes,
while iron ore production reached 57.1 million metric tonnes. Our
goal is to help build a better world with smarter steels. Steels
made using innovative processes which use less energy, emit
significantly less carbon and reduce costs. Steels that are
cleaner, stronger and reusable. Steels for electric vehicles and
renewable energy infrastructure that will support societies as they
transform through this century. With steel at our core, our
inventive people and an entrepreneurial culture at heart, we will
support the world in making that change. This is what we believe it
takes to be the steel company of the future. ArcelorMittal is
listed on the stock exchanges of New York (MT), Amsterdam (MT),
Paris (MT), Luxembourg (MT) and on the Spanish stock exchanges of
Barcelona, Bilbao, Madrid and Valencia (MTS). For more information
about ArcelorMittal please visit:
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