BlueScope、必和必拓和力拓合作电熔炉项目
BlueScope, BHP, Rio Tinto partner for smelting furnace
Kallanish（开阑商务信息咨询）报道，澳大利亚铁矿石开采商必和必拓和力拓与钢铁制造商Bluescope已选择在奎纳纳工业区开发该国最大的炼铁电熔炉（ESF）试验工厂。
Australian iron ore miners BHP and Rio Tinto, together with steelmaker Bluescope have selected the Kwinana Industrial Area, as the location to develop the country’s largest ironmaking electric smelting furnace (ESF) pilot plant, Kallanish notes.
力拓在一份声明中表示，该试验工厂每年将生产3万至4万吨铁水。该厂最初将使用天然气将铁矿石还原成直接还原铁（DRI），但投入运营后，目标是使用低碳排放的氢气进行还原。
Rio Tinto says in a statement that the pilot plant would produce 30,000 to 40,000 tonnes of molten iron a year. It will initially use natural gas to reduce iron ore to direct reduced iron (DRI), but once operational, the project aims to use lower-carbon emissions hydrogen for reduction.
通过该项目，三家公司可以测试利用皮尔巴拉铁矿石生产铁的技术，而无需使用传统的高炉。三家公司将共同尝试加速炼钢业脱碳进程。
The project allows the trio to test technology to enable the use of Pilbara iron ore to produce iron without the need for traditional blast furnaces, as the companies come together to try to accelerate the decarbonisation of steelmaking.
这些行业领先企业于今年2月成立NeoSmelt合作项目，将必和必拓和力拓在皮尔巴拉铁矿石方面的知识与BlueScope在ESF技术方面的运营经验相结合。
The industry leaders formed the NeoSmelt collaboration in February, combining BHP and Rio Tinto’s knowledge of Pilbara iron ore, with BlueScope’s operating experience in ESF technology.
NeoSmelt合作方还宣布，Woodside Energy将作为平等参股方和能源供应方加入该联合企业，但需最终确定商业安排。该试验工厂旨在证明皮尔巴拉铁矿石可用于利用DRI-ESF技术生产低碳排放的铁水。
The NeoSmelt parties also announce Woodside Energy will join the consortium as an equal equity participant and energy supplier, subject to finalising commercial arrangements. The pilot plant aims to prove Pilbara iron ore can be used to produce lower-carbon emissions molten iron using DRI-ESF technology.
如果取得成功，NeoSmelt有可能开辟一条利用皮尔巴拉铁矿石进行近零排放炼钢的道路，并确保澳大利亚铁矿石行业的长久发展。
If successful, NeoSmelt has the potential to open a pathway to near-zero emissions steelmaking using Pilbara iron ore and ensure the longevity of Australia's iron ore industry.
NeoSmelt合作方评估澳大利亚的多个试验工厂选址后，最终选择了奎纳纳工业区，因为这里交通物流便利，现有基础设施完善，并且西澳大利亚州政府还提供7,500万澳元（4,753万美元）的支持。
The NeoSmelt parties assessed a number of pilot plant locations in Australia before selecting the Kwinana Industrial Area, utilising its access to transport logistics and existing infrastructure, coupled with support from an AUD 75 million ($47.53m) contribution from the Western Australian government.
在资金允许的情况下，该项目预计将在2025年第二季度决定进入可行性研究，目标是在2026年做出试验工厂的最终投资决定，预计在2028年开始运营。
Subject to funding, the project anticipates a decision to enter feasibility studies in the second quarter of 2025. It is targeting final investment decision for the pilot plant in 2026, with operations expected to begin in 2028.
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