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From Concept to Commitment – Iron and Steel Producers Answer the Call for Near-Zero Steel
RMI's Sustainable Steel Buyers Platform (SSBP) conducted its first North American request for proposal (RFP), aggregating demand from nine buyers seeking over one million tons of near-zero emission (NZE) steel. The process yielded 13 commercial-scale project proposals targeting production by the early 2030s, featuring a mix of hydrogen-based direct reduced iron (DRI), novel ironmaking pathways (electrochemical, bio-based, and sodium-based), and electric arc furnace (EAF) retrofits. The findings highlight that binding multi-year, take-or-pay agreements and 'book and claim' mechanisms are critical for project bankability and linking buyer premiums to first-of-a-kind projects.
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Document type: Briefing