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The Green Steel Challenge podcast features Electra’s low-emission ironmaking technology in an outstanding discussion with CEO Sandeep Nijhawan

February 25, 2025

If you are interested in understanding the newest low-emission steelmaking technologies, you’ll want to hear what Electra‘s CEO Sandeep Nijhawan has to say about their innovative renewable-energy-consuming ironmaking technology. In the latest episode of The Green Steel Challenge, Sandeep explains the advantages of their process and which key issues still need to be resolved. This […]

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Import licenses show US long products imports increased 77% between January 2024 and January 2025

February 19, 2025

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports rose 77% from 261,000 short tons in January, 2024 to 462,000 tons in January, 2025. The increase was mainly due to higher rebar imports from Turkey, Algeria, Bulgaria, and Vietnam. US long products imports over the last six months (August, 2024 to January, 2025) were only […]

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Co-founder John Mellowes discusses BioCarbon’s groundbreaking renewable EAF coke product on The Green Steel Challenge

February 12, 2025

In The Green Steel Challenge‘s latest podcast, BioCarbon‘s John Mellowes discusses their innovative pyrolysis process producing renewable coke from woody waste for EAF injection. Is this a cost-effective alternative? How advanced are ongoing pilot projects? Can this technology be replicated outside Australia? All these issues are discussed in the latest thought-provoking conversation with Dr Mike […]

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US flat products imports remain flat compared to January, 2024 at 772kt

February 11, 2025

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports in January, 2025 were 772,000 short tons, remaining flat compared to 773,000 short tons in January, 2024. Flat products imports remained flat because an increase in cold rolled imports (mainly from Mexico) was offset by a decline in cut plate imports (mainly from South Korea and […]

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Stegra’s Maria Persson Gulda explains exactly how her company will produce decarbonised steel in the latest enlightening episode of The Green Steel Challenge

January 28, 2025

How much power will it take to run a 2.5 million-tonne steel plant producing decarbonized steel? This and many other questions are answered in the latest fabulous episode of The Green Steel Challenge with Stegra‘s Chief Technology Officer, Maria Persson Gulda. And if you are interested in understanding about their innovative way to use hydrogen, […]

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China crude steel production +11.8% on December 2023, -1.7% on full-year 2023

January 27, 2025

Crude steel production in China as reported by Worldsteel was 76.0 million metric tonnes in December, 11.8% higher than in December, 2023.  Full-year 2024 crude steel production in China was 1,005.1 million tonnes, 1.7% lower than in full-year 2023. Data from China’s General Administration of Customs show China’s net finished steel exports (exports minus imports) […]

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