Woodside, Mitsui join NeoSmelt as Feds inject $20m

Mining and steel giants collaborating on steel decarbonisation

ARENA has allocated $19.8 million in funding to investigate the development of Australia's largest ironmaking electric smelting furnace pilot plant.

ARENA funds $19.8M pilot to cut steelmaking emissions in WA - Australian Manufacturing

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced $19.8 million in funding for a new collaborative project aimed at decarbonising Australia’s steelmaking industry.

Kwinana's NeoSmelt plant a step closer

Allen Newton A PROJECT to build Australia’s biggest ironmaking electric smelting furnace at Kwinana, south of Perth, using Pilbara iron ore is a step closer to reality.  A consortium of BlueScope, BHP and Rio Tinto have been joined by Woodside and Mitsui which have been given funding of $19.8 million from the federal government for design of the smelter.  The total cost of the design study is $48.8 million for the smelter which aims to produce l…

NeoSmelt ESF plant backed by Federal Government

The Pilbara region of Western Australia. Image: electra/shutterstock.comNeoSmelt has welcomed Federal Government support and two new joint venture participants as it progresses its ironmaking electric smelting furnace (ESF) pilot plant. The consortium – founded by BlueScope, BHP and Rio Tinto – has been joined by Woodside Energy and Mitsui Iron Ore Development, with each of the five parties now holding equal equity in the joint venture. The plan…

Woodside, Mitsui join NeoSmelt as Feds inject $20m

A joint venture comprising some of Australia’s largest mining and energy giants will receive $19.8 million from the federal government to aid design of an electric iron smelter in Kwinana.