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  1. Why a new #zero-carbon #UK #steel plant offers hope and a headache | Steel industry | The Guardian

    The problem with making steel using a #BlastFurnace is that it requires very high temperatures and #CokingCoal to #reduce the #Oxygen content as it is made to bond to #Carbon instead. This produces #CarbonMonoxide and then #CarbonDioxide.

    theguardian.com/business/2025/

    #GreenhouseGases #DRI #DirectReducedIron

  2. With more than 70% of global #blastfurnace capacity requiring reinvestments by 2030, there is a window of opportunity to accelerate investments in key low-carbon technologies and kickstart the transformation towards #greensteelmaking. 2/x