Germany’s Dillinger and Saarstahl steel group announced Aug. 21 the start of the first hydrogen-based steel production in Europe’s biggest steel market to help cut carbon emissions. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now The group’s Rogesa blast furnace operational unit in Dillingen, western Germany, started using hydrogen-rich gas from coke ovens with a Eur14-million ($16.5-million) investment in a new gas conversion plant, the group said. The plant may enable future use of pure hydrogen in both blast furnaces, after the group gains experience in using the fuel. The complete conversion of steel production to hydrogen, electric arc furnaces and hydrogen-based direct reduction plants is depend on […]