'Major breakthrough for steel industry': Swedish plant produces sponge iron using hydrogen

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HYBRIT venture between Vattenfall, LKAB, and SSAB hails critical milestone on path to zero carbon steelmaking

A pioneering green steelmaking plant in Sweden has successfully demonstrated the feasibility of using fossil fuel-free hydrogen gas rather than coking coal for production processes, marking a "critical...

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