(CercleFinance.com) – ArcelorMittal and LanzaTech Global announce the successful start of production of the first samples of ethanol by ArcelorMittal’s flagship Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU) facility in Ghent, Belgium.
The €200 million Steelanol plant is a first of its kind for the European steel industry, deploying technology developed by LanzaTech that combines carbon recycling and chemical production.
This week therefore saw the first step towards full operational capacity – expected before the end of the year – of this plant which will capture carbon-rich gases from steelmaking and biologically convert them into advanced ethanol.