Project NeoSmelt

Project NeoSmelt is a proposed lower emissions ironmaking pilot project located in the Western Trade Coast State Development Area.
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Project overview

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Project typeLower-Emissions Iron Pilot Plant
ProponentProject NeoSmelt brings together expertise supporting a joint venture between BlueScope (manager), BHP, Rio Tinto, Woodside Energy and Mitsui Iron Ore Development.
LocationPerth Metro Region
Project statusPlanning and approvals phase
Key features
  • Direct Reduced Iron (DRI) and Electric Smelting Furnace (ESF) pilot plant 
  • Production of approximately 30,000 to 40,000 tonnes of molten iron per year during a three-year pilot period 
  • Use renewable electricity and natural gas with capacity to trial hydrogen to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the ironmaking process

Information contained in the project overview has been supplied by the project proponent and is subject to change over time.

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