Chinese steel giant starts up ‘near-zero-carbon’ production line, based on hydrogen for direct-reduced iron

However, Baowu has not confirmed its future H2 supply for making truly green steel

Chinese steel giant Baowu’s subsidiary Baosteel has announced the integration of its one-million-tonnes-per-year direct-reduced iron (DRI) facility with its wider Zhanjiang steel mill — which it dubs the first “near-zero-carbon production line” for green steel.

Cover photo:  The Zhanjiang steelmaking complex