The end of an era: how the global steel industry is cutting out coal | The Narwhal: SSAB, which produces approximately 8.8 million tonnes
of steel every year at its production plants in Sweden, Finland and the
United States, has invested in technology that uses clean hydrogen in
place of metallurgical coal.

Metallurgical
coal has long been used to manufacture steel, one of the most
ubiquitous materials on the planet. Coal is conventionally used for
heating and in chemical reactions to create iron, the essential
ingredient needed to make steel. But as the world grapples with the
climate crisis, the steel industry’s centuries-old reliance on coal —
and its enormous carbon footprint — is being called into question.

The end of an era: how the global steel industry is cutting out coal | The Narwhal: SSAB, which produces approximately 8.8 million tonnes
of steel every year at its production plants in Sweden, Finland and the
United States, has invested in technology that uses clean hydrogen in
place of metallurgical coal.Metallurgical
coal has long been used to manufacture steel, one of the most
ubiquitous materials on the planet. Coal is conventionally used for
heating and in chemical reactions to create iron, the essential
ingredient needed to make steel. But as the world grapples with the
climate crisis, the steel industry’s centuries-old reliance on coal —
and its enormous carbon footprint — is being called into question.Read More