Boston Metal Achieves Milestone in Green Steel Production
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Summary
Boston Metal, a startup, achieved a significant milestone in green steel production by completing its first run of an industrial reactor using electricity. This advancement could lead to cleaner steel production, potentially reducing carbon emissions in the steel industry.
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The world produces about 2 billion metric tons of steel each year, emitting over 3 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide in the process.
While there are still a lot of milestones left before reaching the scale needed to make a dent in the steel industry, the latest run shows that the company can
The company’s process uses electricity to make steel, and depending on the source of that electricity, it could mean cleaning up production of one of the most polluting materials on the planet.
Boston Metal completed its first run of an industrial reactor that uses electricity to make steel.
