Metso Outotec launches DRI Smelting Furnace to support decarbonization of the iron and steel industry
Metso Outotec Corporation’s press release on October 25, 2022, at 09:00 a.m. EESTMetso Outotec is launching the innovative DRI (direct reduced iron) Smelting Furnace to substitute blast furnaces used in iron and steel making. The DRI Smelting Furnace is one of Metso Outotec’s key solutions for decarbonization of the iron and steel industry, which currently produces about 8% of the global carbon dioxide emissions. “The DRI Smelting Furnace is a true breakthrough technology. It will help the iron and steel industry to reach their CO\2 \emission reduction targets and limit global warming.