Rio Tinto to supply 70% of iron for zero-carbon steel plant in Austria

The test facility, to be constructed at Voestalpine's Linz site, will have a capacity of three tons of metal per hour, will utilize hydrogen instead of coal to process iron ore, potentially eliminating carbon emissions from the steelmaking process. Rio Tinto will contribute technical expertise regarding iron ore quality while supplying 70% of the raw material from its global operations for the prototype plant and will aid in accelerating the technology's market readiness.