LanzaTech: ‘Steelanol’ facility in Belgium produces ethanol
Summary
The €200 million “Steelanol” facility is a first of its kind for the European steel industry, deploying technology developed by leading carbon utilization company LanzaTech. This week saw new progress toward full operation of a commercial scale facility that will capture carbon-rich waste gases from steelmaking and biologically convert them into advanced ethanol through LanzaTech’s biobased process. ArcelorMittal has long been a leader in decarbonization of the steel industry, and today we are delighted to announce the first product samples from the Steelanol plant,” said Jennifer Holmgren, CEO LanzaTech. To many people, using CCU to capture emissions to make everyday products seems like science fiction, but we have shown the world what is possible at industrial scale today.” “ArcelorMittal has a passion for sustainability and circularity and has found the right partner in LanzaTech to realize that today. By coming together and sharing these resources between sectors, we are not only furthering our circular, Smart Carbon mission, but also helping to solve climate, CO and waste challenges.” The LanzaTech process implemented at this site is fully flexible: not only can it use industrial gases from today’s steel production methods but also it can adapt as industry transitions to future steel production technologies with increased green hydrogen input.