The West Australian government has announced the location that will be turning Pilbara iron ore into steel, making the state finally “more than just a quarry”.
The West Australian government has announced Kwinana will be the location for Australia’s largest ironmaking electric smelting furnace, which in turning Pilbara iron ore into steel will finally make the state into “more than a quarry”.
Cook said NeoSmelt would take iron ore from the Pilbara and use renewable energy to produce molten iron, which would then be used to remove coal from the smelting process.“No longer will we just be a quarry … we will become a producer of green iron as part of the global supply chain for green steel,” he said.Advertisement
The pilot plant would produce 30,000 to 40,000 tonnes of molten iron a year. It will initially use natural gas to reduce iron ore to DRI, but once operational, the project aims to use lower-carbon emissions hydrogen to reduce iron ore. “The progress made during the pre-feasibility stage is a testament to the collaboration of all parties involved,” she said.
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