HILT CRC Webinar: Technology pathways for green iron and low-carbon steelmaking

This HILT CRC public webinar showcased four iron and steel technology providers – and HILT CRC partners – working on practical pathways to decarbonise iron and steel production. Speakers from Primetals Technologies, Metix, Tenova and Hatch each provided a technical deep dive into their technologies, alongside a broader view of future green iron and low-carbon steelmaking pathways. For Primetals, Gerald Wimmer provided a technical overview of its work supporting lower-emissions iron and steel production. The presentation will consider practical pathways for integrating new process technologies into future green iron and steel value chains, including the implications for feedstocks, energy supply, plant configuration and scale-up. Gerhard Terblanche presented for Metix. As SMS group’s centre of competence for reduction furnace applications, Metix brings deep expertise in pyrometallurgical furnace technologies, submerged arc furnaces, high-temperature process engineering and advanced electric smelting solutions. Tenova provided a multi-speaker overview of its technologies across the iron and steel value chain. Markus Dorndorf introduced the company’s direct reduced iron (DRI) and electric arc furnace (EAF) technologies; Andre Esterhuizen discussed submerged arc furnace technology, including iBLUE® (which combines direct reduction with arc furnace-based hot metal production), residual valorisation and slag granulation; and Alessandro Della Rocca addressed downstream technologies, including reheating furnaces. For Hatch, Simon Nitschke, Managing Director, Equipment Technology, presented on Hatch’s work in green iron and steel, including the NeoSmelt electric smelting furnace (ESF) design. HILT CRC Research Director Prof. Gus Nathan (Adelaide University) introduced speakers and moderated the Q&A session. Agenda: Welcome/introduction Primetals (15 min) Metix (15 min) Tenova (15 min) Hatch (15 min) Joint Q&A (20 min).