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NeoSmelt Low-Carbon Emission Pilot Plant

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

Source: The Daily Cargo News

Project
Planned

A project to build Australia's biggest ironmaking electric smelting furnace at Kwinana, south of Perth, using Pilbara iron ore. The pilot plant aims to produce lower-emissions steel and demonstrate a method of producing lower-carbon emissions molten iron. The project is managed by BlueScope with equal equity stakes held by BlueScope, BHP, Rio Tinto, Woodside, and Mitsui.

Status
Prospective
Sector
Steel, Manufacturing (Industrial), Metal
Location
Kwinana, Western Australia, Australia
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
The Daily Cargo News

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The project “NeoSmelt Low-Carbon Emission Pilot Plant” is an infrastructure initiative in the Steel sector, located in Kwinana, Western Australia, Australia. Taiyo aggregates data on it from The Daily Cargo News.

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2026-07-22

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A project to build Australia's biggest ironmaking electric smelting furnace at Kwinana, south of Perth, using Pilbara iron ore. The pilot plant aims to produce lower-emissions steel and demonstrate a method of producing lower-carbon emissions molten iron. The project is managed by BlueScope with equal equity stakes held by BlueScope, BHP, Rio Tinto, Woodside, and Mitsui.

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Industrial

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Location

Country

Australia

State

Western Australia

City

Kwinana

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The Daily Cargo News

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Sector

Steel, Manufacturing (Industrial), Metal

Article published date

2025-06-19

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