ArcelorMittal Partners with Japanese Firm on New Carbon Recycling Technology

SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): ArcelorMittal has entered into a new partnership with Sekisui Chemical in Japan on a project that will help capture and re-use carbon waste gases from the steelmaking process. This is expected to make big contributions to the decarbonisation of the entire steel industry.

The project aims to separate and recover carbon dioxide from waste gases produced by the steelmaking process, which would otherwise be emitted. The innovative chemical process developed by the Japanese company will convert the waste carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide-rich synthesis gas. This will be used as an alternative reduction agent for iron ore in steelmaking process.

The Japanese company will scale up the new technology through the new partnership. It will be initially implemented on a trial basis for a period of three years at ArcelorMittal’s R&D laboratory located in Asturias, Spain. The partnership will invest approximately $1.9 million towards implementing the project.

Commenting on the development, Pinakin Chaubal, Chief Technology Officer at ArcelorMittal noted that the technology complements its existing carbon capture and re-use or storage technology (CCUS) initiatives. It will augment the company’s efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in Europe by 30% by 2030 and to achieve carbon-neutrality by 2050.

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