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		Sweden's HYBRIT starts operations at pilot plant for fossil-free steel (reuters.com)
		10 points by akavel on Aug 31, 2020 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 2 comments

PaulHoule on Aug 31, 2020 [–]

Are they reducing iron ore with hydrogen?

daddylonglegs on Aug 31, 2020 | [–]

Yes, they reduce with hydrogen and then feed the sponge iron into an electric arc furnace: https://www.hybritdevelopment.com/articles/three-hybrit-pilo...

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