Up to 1709, furnaces could only use charcoal to produce ... it wasn't a feasible fuel for making iron, because it contained sulphur, and this made the iron too brittle to be of any use.

Tata Steel has successfully pioneered the usage of biochar (biomass-based charcoal) in its Jamshedpur plant. This move ...

Tata Steel reduces carbon emissions by replacing fossil fuel with biochar, advancing sustainability in the steel industry.

"Where's it going to end?" she adds. British Steel announced in February it was closing its coking oven, used to turn coal into fuel for the blast furnaces. At the time, chief executive ...

The last molten iron will be tapped from Blast Furnace 5 this week Loud noises and large plumes of steam will be visible above the Port Talbot steelworks as one of its historic furnaces is closed ...

Steel producer’s chief executive says companies paying a premium for low-carbon steel “are still very much in the minority.” ...

Jamshedpur, November 21: Tata Steel has successfully pioneered the usage of biochar (biomass-based charcoal) in its ...