Steelmaking is responsible for a significant share of global industrial emissions, and the pressure to decarbonize is reshaping the industry’s investment plans.
Electric arc furnaces using recycled scrap already offer a substantially lower-carbon route, and many mills are pairing EAF capacity with renewable power.
Hydrogen-based direct reduced iron is the longer-term frontier, replacing coal as the reduction agent. Buyers can support the transition by asking suppliers about their energy mix and recycling ratios — and by designing for steel reuse.