Rio Tinto RIO has joined forces with BHP Group BHP and BlueScope to develop Australia’s largest ironmaking electric smelting furnace (ESF) pilot plant in Western Australia. The BHP-RIO alliance will ...

The pilot plant aims to test and optimise the electric smelting furnace (ESF), offering a low CO₂-emission-intensity alternative to traditional blast furnaces. Credit: DedMityay/Shutterstock.

The NeoSmelt collaboration aims to decarbonise steelmaking by using Pilbara iron ore without traditional blast furnaces, marking a significant step in reducing carbon emissions. The collaboration ...

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Australia's two largest iron ore miners and its biggest steelmaker have decided to develop Australia's largest ironmaking electric smelting furnace pilot plant in the Kwinana Industrial Area, south of ...

as the location to develop Australia’s largest ironmaking electric smelting furnace 1 (ESF) pilot plant. The groundbreaking project combines the expertise of BlueScope, BHP and Rio Tinto to test ...

Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. The price of gold today, as of 8:17 am ET, was $2,655 per ounce. That’s down 0.11% from yesterday’s gold price of $2,658.

Dubai is increasingly establishing itself as a global centre for gold smelting and refining, with plans in motion to expand the UAE's network of gold and silver refineries. This strategic move ...

(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Dubai is increasingly establishing itself as a global centre for Gold smelting and refining, with plans in motion to expand the UAE's Network of gold and silver refineries.

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The DRI-ESF equipment can replace the traditional blast furnace. This can help in reductions of up to 80% in CO2 emission intensity compared with the conventional blast furnace steel route.