b'30American Journal ofTransportation ajot.com(POLICYcontinued from1 and Scope 2. Scope 1 referstonsofhydrogenbyusing page 28) todirectemissions,suchasindustrialwasteheatand Agency to designate and usethose made by running boilersrenewable electricity to split constructionmaterialsandandvehicles,whileScope2steamintohydrogenand productsthatproduceloweremissions are indirect, such asoxygen.Salzgitterwilluse levelsofgreenhousegasthose produced by the electric- the hydrogen for carbon-neu-emissions(GHG).Besidesity or energy used to heat andtralsteelproductionbegin-steel,theBuyCleanpro- cool buildings. ning in 2025. gram will also impact federalAt the crude steelmakingHydrogen reduces carbon AALs Hansen confidentbuyingofconcrete,asphalt,phase,thestudyconcluded,emissionsveryefficiently, andglass,andadditionalaverage Scope 1 and 2 emis- saidAlexanderRedenius,a constructionmaterialsandaveraged.37metrictonsofprovidedvaluableinsights in the MPV market pollutantsarelikelytobesionsforEAFsteelmakersSalzgitter executive. The trial Henrik Hansen, General Manager, AAL Americas,included going forward.carbondioxidepermetricintotheintegrationofelec-noted in an interview with the AJOT, while acknowl- Buy Clean will favor fed- ton of crude steel, while tra- trolysisintoourproduction eralsteelprocurementfromditionalsteelmakersaver- processes.Headded,how-edgingtheglobaleconomicchallengesfacingthedomesticmanufacturers,aged1.67. Atthehot-rolledever,thatavailabilityand industry, confidence in the MPV sector.according to Kevin Dempsey,steelmakingphase,EAFcost-effectiveness are becom-CEOoftheAmericanIronsteelmakers in the U.S. aver- ingincreasinglyimportant By George Lauriat, AJOT andSteelInstitute.Oftheage .48 metric tons of CO perissues when it comes to the majorsteel-producingcoun- metric ton of hot-rolled steel,transformationofsteelpro-AAL, one of the worldstries, the U.S. has the lowestversus1.94fortraditionalductiontowardshydrogen-largestmultipurposevesselCO emissions per ton of steelsteelmakers.based processes. operators, is principally engagedproduced, he said.Those considerations and inproject,heavyliftbreak- SeventypercentofU.S.eaf t echnology othersarebeingaddressed bulkanddrybulksectors.steelmakingusesEAF,pro- Thestudyvalidatesthatbyinnovationsthatwould Unlike many MPV operators,cessingrecycledsteelwithusingEAFtechnologyistheeliminate emissions from the theSingapore-basedAALselectricity in a one-step pro- most sustainable means of pro- iron-oreconversionprocess, businessmodelincludesacess.Traditional,orblastducing steel, said Philip Bell,whichaccountsfor90%of stronglinercomponentthatfurnace, steelmakers, by con- president of the Steel Manufac- steelmakingemissionsfor connects Asia, Oceania, Europe,trast, which represent 70% ofturers Association, which rep- manufacturersthatuseiron andthe Americasthroughaglobaloutput,manufactureresents EAF producers.ore as a raw material. Electra, number of regular calls. steel by using coking coal toWhileEAFtechnologyacompanybasedinBoul-With the global economyHenrik Hansen, AALs generalmeltoreintoironandthenhas been around for decades,der,Colorado,announcedin being of great concern, par- manager for the Americas process that into steel.thereareothereffortsnowOctober that it had raised $85 ticularlytheslow-downinA recent study undertakenunderway that may representmillion to produce low-tem-China, Houston-based HenrikAmerica, the economic slumpbyCRUGroup,abusinessfuturedecarbonizationalter- perature iron from low-grade Hansen, AALs general man- hashadanimpactontheintelligencefirmspecializingnatives.TheGermansteel- oresusingintermittentelec-agerforthe Americasinancargovolumeshippedfromin metals manufacturing, foundmakerSalzgitterannouncedtricity technology. interviewwithAJOTwasChinese ports. Volumes havethat greenhouse gas emissionsinOctoberthatitwrappedElectrasprocessrefines asked how Chinas economicdecreasedand,asaresult,fromEAFsteelmakingwereup what it called a successfulironoreusingrenewable slump impacted bulk, break- ocean freight rates have beendramaticallylowerthanfromtrialforhydrogenandsteelelectricity into pure iron at 60 bulkandprojectshipping?on a decline. Whether this isblastfurnaces,75%lowerinproduction with high-temper- degrees Celsius, as compared Hansensaid,Intermsof(CONFIDENTcontinuedemissions intensity at the crudeature electrolysis.(POLICYcontinued on exports from China to Northon page 33) and hot-rolled phases at ScopeThetrialproduced100page 31)LIBERTY GLOBAL LOGISTICS LLCThe solution to your cargo needs!516-488-8800 LibertyGL.com Rates: [email protected]: [email protected]'