Whether steelmaking returns to Whyalla is only part of the story. The intervening years could have consequences of their own, and the community will need support.
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Places shape who we are. In Port Talbot, what happens when the steelworks go but the feelings remain?
With the right leadership, Australia can turn green hydrogen’s stumbles into a global triumph for heavy industry.
When southeast Chicago’s steel industry collapsed, the loss reverberated through neighborhoods built around the mills. Former mill workers explain why they stayed as the local economy fell.
Africa has the high-quality iron ore needed to make green steel along with abundant energy and a local demand set to climb ten-fold.
China’s steel mills are shifting to greener production processes which don’t favour Australian iron ore. Australian miners must quickly adapt or get left behind.
Electric arc furnaces can use up to 100% scrap steel as its raw material, resulting in a significant reduction in emissions.
If we put green hydrogen plants next to green iron and steelmaking, we can clean up steelmaking and boost the hydrogen industry.
Promising new green steelmaking techniques won’t work with our main iron ore exports. We must future proof this key industry.
Steelmaking with green hydrogen is now a less expensive prospect relative to alternatives.
New technologies will enable steel production without coal. Australia stands to benefit greatly in the shift to green steel – if we’re ready.
Low-carbon alternatives for steelmaking are numerous – but which will be ready in time?
Just as thermal coal can be replaced with clean energy from renewables, we can use low-emissions steel manufacturing to phase out metallurgical coal.
President Trump’s new tariffs suggest he doesn’t understand why American steel and aluminum have been hurt in the first place.
The president has promised to put a stop to foreign companies ‘dumping’ steel on US markets. Former President Bush tried the same thing, and here’s what happened.
Changes to construction material requirements from negotiations on the ABCC will give Australian steelmakers a chance to step-up.
The world’s landfills are growing, which has prompted the search for new industrial processes that can use everyday waste items in some surprising ways.
Iron and steel are components of an almost limitless number of infrastructure and consumer goods. From forks to tanks, syringes to satellites, cars to computers, from buildings to the power stations that…
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