BHP and POSCO Hydrogen-Based Ironmaking Technology Demonstration Plant
Sector: Hydrogen • Location: Pohang, South Korea
Source: Fuel Cells Works
BHP and POSCO have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to advance hydrogen-based ironmaking technology (HyREX) using fluidised bed reactors and electric smelting furnaces. The collaboration includes trials using BHP's Pilbara iron ore at POSCO's demonstration plant in Pohang, South Korea, with construction expected to start soon and commissioning targeted for early 2028.
- Status
- Prospective
- Sector
- Hydrogen, Biomass, Metal, Manufacturing (Industrial), Steel
- Location
- Pohang, South Korea
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- Fuel Cells Works
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Description | BHP and POSCO have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to advance hydrogen-based ironmaking technology (HyREX) using fluidised bed reactors and electric smelting furnaces. The collaboration includes trials using BHP's Pilbara iron ore at POSCO's demonstration plant in Pohang, South Korea, with construction expected to start soon and commissioning targeted for early 2028. |
Original sector | Energy |
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Country | South Korea |
City | Pohang |
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Source | Fuel Cells Works |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Hydrogen, Biomass, Metal, Manufacturing (Industrial), Steel |
Article published date | 2025-11-01 |
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