Current State of the Art Technology for Iron & Steel Production

Technical Review

1 April 2013

Stanley Santos

Citation: IEAGHG, "Current State of the Art Technology for Iron & Steel Production", 2013-TR3, April 2013.

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This document is drafted by IEA Greenhouse Gas R&D Programme in support of the activities of the EU Zero Emissions Platforms (ZEP) assessment of potential CCS deployment in the energy intensive industries. It aims to provide an overview of the current state of the art in steel production worldwide and present a brief overview of the development of different technology options for CO₂ capture in the steel industry. Steel is the largest globally traded metal. In 2011, around 1.49 billion tonnes of crude steel were produced worldwide; of which ~45% was from China. Other leading steel producing regions or countries include the EU27 (12%), NAFTA1 (8%), CIS2 (8%), Japan (7%), and India (5%). Figure 1 presents the historical data showing the crude steel production worldwide. In the last decade, steel production has achieved an average annual growth rate of around 5-6% [1

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This paper has reviewed the development of CO₂ capture technologies in the ironmaking process as part of the tasks to support EU ZEP activities on industry CCS deployment.

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