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Energy Recovery and Advanced Efficient Ironmaking Project at Middletown Works

Sector: Steel • Location: Middletown, Ohio, United States

Source: Ohio Capital Journal

Project
Planned

Cleveland-Cliffs plans to refurbish its old Middletown blast furnace to continue running on coal and add a cogeneration plant that produces electricity and steam from waste gas. The project aims to improve energy efficiency but is a departure from the original plan to replace the coal-based blast furnace with hydrogen-ready technology and electric furnaces. The project was described in an air-perm

Status
Prospective
Sector
Steel, Hydrogen, Power Generation (CCGT), Manufacturing (Industrial)
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Ohio Capital Journal

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The project “Energy Recovery and Advanced Efficient Ironmaking Project at Middletown Works” is an infrastructure initiative in the Steel sector, located in Middletown, Ohio, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Ohio Capital Journal.

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2026-07-22

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Cleveland-Cliffs plans to refurbish its old Middletown blast furnace to continue running on coal and add a cogeneration plant that produces electricity and steam from waste gas. The project aims to improve energy efficiency but is a departure from the original plan to replace the coal-based blast furnace with hydrogen-ready technology and electric furnaces. The project was described in an air-permit application submitted to the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency in late February 2026.

Original sector

Industrial

Location

Country

United States of America (USA)

State

Ohio

City

Middletown

Source

Source

Ohio Capital Journal

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Sector

Steel, Hydrogen, Power Generation (CCGT), Manufacturing (Industrial)

Article published date

2026-03-30

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