Paper industry sludge could reduce steel industry carbon footprint
Despite our blast furnaces being among the world’s most carbon efficient, we are continuously working to further reduce the carbon footprint in our steel production. Small changes in blast furnace raw material charges, such as briquette composition, can contribute to this effort. This is where our subsidiary Merox comes in. The OSMET project is a pre-study to evaluate the potential in using sludges from the pulp and paper industry to make briquettes for the blast furnace. Potential synergies include less material being landfilled, less virgin material being generated (cement and