News & Press Releases

London, December 12, 2022

On December 8, ArcelorMittal hosted an inauguration ceremony together with LanzaTech, E4tech, and Primetals Technologies for the Steelanol plant located nearby ArcelorMittal’s steel plant in Ghent, Belgium. Every ton of ethanol produced at the Steelanol plant will reduce CO₂ emissions by 2.3 tons.

London, November 17, 2022

In September, Chinese steel producer Valin ArcelorMittal Automotive Steel (VAMA) produced the first coil at its Phase 2 upgraded pickling line and tandem cold mill (PLTCM) in Loudi, Hunan province, China. The PLTCM will, thanks to the upgrade, handle an increased production capacity coming from an additional, recently implemented processing line.

London, November 11, 2022

Primetals Technologies has received the final acceptance certificate (FAC) from Gerdau Special Steel North America for the modernization of its electric steel plant in Monroe, Michigan, U.S.A. This upgrade has increased the plant’s overall annual production capacity of special rolled end products.

London, November 02, 2022

Primetals Technologies is developing a new green steel technology to replace blast furnace plants. The new solution is called the Smelter, a furnace powered by electrical energy and used for melting and final reduction of direct reduced iron (DRI).

London, June 30, 2022

A consortium composed of EIT InnoEnergy, the innovation engine for sustainable energy supported by the European Institute of Innovation & Technology, a body of the European Union (EU), Engie New Ventures, Plug, FORVIA, GROUPE IDEC through GROUPE IDEC INVEST INNOVATION and Primetals Technologies as  a partner of the consortium, today launch GravitHy – a future market leader in green steel.