BlueScope Steel Limited Australia green steel project

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BlueScope Steel Limited Australia green steel project is located in Kwinana Industrial Area, Australia. It is part of the Green Steel Tracker.

Location

The map below shows the approximate (region) location of the project in Kwinana Industrial Area, Australia:

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• Coordinates (WGS 84): -32.2177, 115.7774 (approximate (region))

Project Details

Table 1: Green Steel Project Details

All references for the above data are available in the Green Steel Tracker.

	Project Details
Project name	NeoSmelt
Company	BlueScope Steel Limited
Company has climate goals?	Yes
Location	Kwinana Industrial Area, Australia
Project website	Site
Project scale	Pilot
Project status	Announced
Year to be online	2028
Technology to be used	NG-DRI to H-DRI + ESF
Technology details	Molten iron using direct reduced iron (DRI)-ESF technology.
Iron production capacity (million tonnes per year)	0
Steel production capacity (million tonnes per year)	0
CO2 capture (million tonnes CO2 per year)	Not applicable
Hydrogen generation capacity(MW)	Not stated
Investment size (m USD)	50.9
Partners	BHP, Rio Tinto
Date of announcement	2024-12-17

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