University of Newcastle to work with BHP on 'decarbonising steelmaking', as the race towards green steel heats up

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Updated February 7 2022 - 7:38am, first published 5:30am
Iron Man: Associate Professor Tom Honeyands, who leads ironmaking research in Newcastle, said "we need to find ways to make greener steel". Picture: Marina Neil
Iron Man: Associate Professor Tom Honeyands, who leads ironmaking research in Newcastle, said "we need to find ways to make greener steel". Picture: Marina Neil

BHP has given $10 million to the University of Newcastle for research into "decarbonising steelmaking", amid a global push to cut emissions in the dirty but vital steel industry.

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