Asia Pacific > Rio Tinto debuts novel, clean steelmaking process

Rio Tinto debuts novel, clean steelmaking process

Published 05:49 on June 4, 2024  /  Last updated at 05:49 on June 4, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia

Australian mining giant Rio Tinto announced Tuesday it will spend $143 million on an R&D facility to assess the effectiveness of its novel low-carbon ironmaking process, dubbed BioIron, that it says could cut up to 95% of the emissions associated with steelmaking.
Australian mining giant Rio Tinto announced Tuesday it will spend $143 million on an R&D facility to assess the effectiveness of its novel low-carbon ironmaking process, dubbed BioIron, that it says could cut up to 95% of the emissions associated with steelmaking.


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