Hydrogen Utilization in Iron and Steelmaking Processes

Hydrogen Utilization in Iron and Steelmaking Processes

Project Implementing Entities

[Research and Development 1]
Development of hydrogen reduction technology using blast furnaces

ThemeEntity
Development of hydrogen reduction technology utilizing on-site hydrogen
  • ManagerNippon Steel Corporation
  • JFE Steel Corporation
  • Kobe Steel, Ltd.
  • The Japan Research and Development Center for Metals
Development of low-carbon technologies using external hydrogen and CO2 contained in blast furnace exhaust gas.​
  • ManagerNippon Steel Corporation
  • JFE Steel Corporation
  • Kobe Steel, Ltd.
  • The Japan Research and Development Center for Metals

[Research and Development 2]
Development of direct hydrogen reduction technology that reduces iron ore with hydrogen only

ThemeEntity
Development of direct hydrogen reduction technology
  • ManagerNippon Steel Corporation
  • JFE Steel Corporation
  • The Japan Research and Development Center for Metals
Development of technology to remove impurities in electric arc furnaces using directly reduced iron
  • ManagerNippon Steel Corporation
  • JFE Steel Corporation
  • Kobe Steel, Ltd.
  • The Japan Research and Development Center for Metals
Development of high-efficiency melting technologies by an electric smelting furnace using directly reduced iron
  • ManagerNippon Steel Corporation
  • The Japan Research and Development Center for Metals