German steel firm starts world鈥檚 first carbon-to-methanol production from steel mill gases
German steel company thyssenkrupp has started production of the synthetic fuel methanol from CO鈧� and other emissions in steel production, the company says in a press release. The fuel production from side products of steel smelting is part of the so-called Carbon2Chem project, which is funded by the German ministry for research and education (BMBF). thyssenkrupp says the procedure could be scaled up to convert about 20 million tonnes of annual CO鈧� emissions from steel mill gases, and it could be used in other energy-intensive industries. 鈥淭here鈥檚 no point in just prescribing climate protection targets if we don鈥檛 have the technical means to implement them,鈥� said German research minister Anja Karliczek, adding that the project showed how investments in cleaner technology can pay off. thyssenkrupp CEO Guido Kerkhoff said that 鈥渙ur vision of virtually CO2-free steel production is taking shape.鈥�
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