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Christmas Creek Green Metal Project

Sector: Steel • Location: Pilbara, Western Australia, Australia

Source: Construction Equipment Guide

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Under Construction

Fortescue Ltd's Christmas Creek Green Metal Project in the Pilbara, western Australia, aims to produce high-purity green metal using renewable energy for hydrogen-based reduction and smelting technologies. The project incorporates Metso's Circored fluidized bed direct reduction process and electric DRI smelting furnace to support low-emission steelmaking. Installation of Metso equipment commenced

Status
Under Construction
Sector
Steel, Hydrogen, Commercial, Warehouse, Metal
Location
Pilbara, Western Australia, Australia
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Construction Equipment Guide

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The project “Christmas Creek Green Metal Project” is an infrastructure initiative in the Steel sector, located in Pilbara, Western Australia, Australia. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Construction Equipment Guide.

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Fortescue Ltd's Christmas Creek Green Metal Project in the Pilbara, western Australia, aims to produce high-purity green metal using renewable energy for hydrogen-based reduction and smelting technologies. The project incorporates Metso's Circored fluidized bed direct reduction process and electric DRI smelting furnace to support low-emission steelmaking. Installation of Metso equipment commenced in September 2025. The initial project will have an annual output of over 1,500 metric tons, with studies underway for a commercial-scale facility.

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Metals and Mining

Location

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Australia

State

Western Australia

City

Pilbara

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Sector

Steel, Hydrogen, Commercial, Warehouse, Metal

Article published date

2025-11-21

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