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A great industrial collaboration for future building materials - Swedish industrial players join forces targeting to make a real difference for climate and resource optimisation! #ssab #climate #cement #concrete

By combining deep technical expertise with a strong commitment to innovation, this partnership is exploring practical pathways to transform industrial by-product (EAFS) into valuable resources (SCM) for low-carbon construction. I had the opportunity to contribute to the preliminary studies behind this initiative, and it's great to watch it grow into a full collaboration between SSAB, Heidelberg Materials, Luleå University of Technology, University of Oulu, and Swerim AB.

We are pleased to share that the GreenSteel4Rails project was presented at the MRS Spring Meeting 2026 🌺 The presentation titled: “GreenSteel4Rails: Accelerating the Transition to Low-Carbon Steel Manufacturing for Railway Infrastructure” highlighted our approach to developing low-emission, high-performance rail steels using Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) technology ✅ Authors: Aleksandra Królicka (Wrocław University of Science and Technology) David Alvarez Diez (ArcelorMittal) Diego Manzano Palacios (ArcelorMittal) It was a great opportunity to exchange ideas with the materials science community and discuss the role of green steel in the future of sustainable transport 🚊 More to come soon! #MRSSpringMeeting #FutureLowEmissionIndustries #RFCS #REA_Research

Metal Recyclers get to see new Electric Arc Furnace We were delighted to host the Young British Metals Recyclers (YBMR), part of the BMRA, for an in-depth visit to explore how we support the metals recycling sector. This was a fantastic opportunity to showcase the breadth of our capabilities across the recycling and wider metals industry. 🔥 A key highlight Our brand-new 7-tonne Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) in the Green Steel Centre - now driving forward R&D, scale-up research, and specialist melts. During the tour, visitors also experienced our extensive range of facilities, including: ⚙️ Air melt induction furnaces ⚙️ Vacuum induction furnace ⚙️ Ladle arc furnace ⚙️ Multi-fuel combustion furnace ⚙️ Multi-fuel bogie hearth furnace ⚙️ Top blown rotary converter Plus, a behind-the-scenes look at our research and development capabilities supporting: • Materials characterisation & analysis • Materials development • Mechanical testing • Analytical chemistry • Process optimisation 💬 “YBMR had the privilege of visiting the MPI today. It was a fantastic opportunity for delegates to see a pilot steel plant at the forefront of pioneering an Electric Arc Furnace steelmaking future here in the UK. The visit also enabled discussions on the innovations that will be required across the steel value chain to support this transition.” — Cameron Leitch, Policy & Sustainability Manager at BMRA We’re proud to be an open-access research centre, welcoming collaborations and supporting industry innovation 🤝 📩 Interested in finding out more about how your organisation can benefit from our expertise, or want to see the range of equipment and facilities we have, contact us at enquiries@mpiuk.com #GreenSteel #MetalRecycling #Sustainability #Innovation #SteelIndustry #CircularEconomy #R&D #ElectricArcFurnace #MaterialsScience #Manufacturing #NetZero #Metals #Recycling #Research British Metals Recycling Association UK Steel

A strategically important development for the future of steelmaking in the UK. MPI is uniquely able to establish the world-class technology essential to ensuring that future. Government strategy designed to protect UK steelmaking in the meantime, needs to recognise that closing the loophole which allows the avoidance of protective tariffs by importing the steel in fabricated form must be closed. If it isn’t, the future market for that steel will be seriously diminished by resulting damage to our steel construction and manufacturing industries. The technology advance and market influences must be coordinated and jointly managed to ensure maximum advantage. That is real industrial strategy, which government talks about a lot but still doesn’t seem to understand very well.

𝐄𝐀𝐅 𝐔𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐫𝐜 𝐅𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐜𝐞 🔥 ⚡ As one of our most advanced solutions for electric steelmaking, EAF Ultimate stands for efficient, powerful, and sustainable production: it offers high flexibility for different raw material types, advanced electrode control for maximum energy efficiency, seamless hot metal integration to boost productivity, and a fast, stable melting process that supports both performance and decarbonization targets. 🌍 This topic – and many more around the future of electric steelmaking – can be discussed with our experts during the European Electric Steelmaking Conference in Milan, Italy, which has just started. It is the largest event for electric steelmaking in Europe, and we are proud to be part of it. 💻 Check out the detailed schedule of our presentations and technical sessions on our landing page: https://lnkd.in/eMVHeXrF We look forward to meeting you at the conference and exploring how EAF Ultimate and our broader solutions portfolio can support your decarbonization and productivity goals.  #EAFUltimate #ElectricSteelmaking #GreenSteel #Decarbonization #EEC

Primetals Technologies continues to advance the evolution of electric steelmaking with the EAF Ultimate — a platform that combines energy efficiency, operational flexibility, and state‑of‑the‑art control technologies. The level of integration, process stability, and performance achieved represents a concrete step toward more productive operations aligned with global decarbonization targets. A robust, results‑driven solution that reinforces Primetals’ technological leadership in the steel industry. Excellent work by the global team.

The challenge is no longer proving that composites work. The real challenge is scaling a relatively small industry into large-scale industrial applications that can transform sectors like offshore wind, infrastructure and heavy civil structures. That requires more than technical performance. It requires standards, supply chains, industrial trust and a new mindset around materials. Most importantly, this is not a discussion about steel versus composite. The future lies in a symbiotic relationship, where steel and composites each perform where they create the highest value. Combining stiffness, durability, corrosion resistance and speed of deployment. Our latest episode of ‘Future in Steel’ explores what it takes to move from innovation to true industrial adoption: https://lnkd.in/e2G5npEr

K1-MET at the EEC 2026 K1-MET participated in the 4th European Electric Steelmaking Conference (EEC 2026), held in Milan, Italy, from 11 to 13 May 2026. Erwin K. Reichel (K1-MET) gave a presentation on “Stability Enhancement of DC Arcs in Reducing Argon-Hydrogen Atmospheres via Current Regulation”. Co-authors are Cameron Quick (K1-MET), Michael Andreas Zarl (K1-MET), Thomas Voglhuber-Brunnmaier (JKU Linz), Lukas Ecker (JKU Linz) and Simon Schneiderbauer (JKU Linz). Erwin presented progress made in the projects Lightbow, PlasmArc4Green, and SuSteel (follow-up) on the modeling of the Hydrogen Plasma Smelting Reduction (HPSR) process. HPSR is a potentially zero-emission route to liquid iron to be used in sustainable steelmaking. Hydrogen is ionised in an electric arc to reduce iron ore in the melted stage. Detailed understanding and control of the arc dynamics is crucial to increase hydrogen utilisation and energy efficiency – key parameters to enable the next up-scaling steps. In addition, Daniel Kavić (K1-MET) contributed as co-author to the presentation “Mathematical Modelling of Slag Phase Composition during the EAF Process in Stainless Steelmaking” by Ville-Valtteri Visuri (University of Oulu). Further co-authors are Ilpo Maekelae (University of Oulu) and Matti Aula (Outokumpu Stainless Oy). photo: Presentation by Erwin Reichel, K1-MET GmbH #K1MET #forschung #research #steelmaking #HPSR #hydrogen #hydrogenplasmasmeltingreduction #EEC2026

The Materials Processing Institute has installed a new 7-tonne electric arc furnace (EAF) at its Green Steel Centre in Teesside, strengthening its capability to develop and demonstrate next-generation, low-carbon steelmaking technologies. Teh new EAF will enable steel producers, technology developers and research partners to test and validate new EAF operating practices, scrap utilisation strategies, and emerging technologies. Read more here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/edpyN_qM (📸 Materials Processing Institute) #UKmanufacturing #UKmfg #Manufacturing #Engineering #Steel #Metal