Rio Tinto, Shougang commission 10,000-tonne CO2 capture trial facility for blast furnace gas

By Public Technologies
  • Rio Tinto commissioned an industrial-scale carbon-capture trial facility with Shougang to cut steelmaking emissions from blast furnace gas.
  • Plant at Shougang’s Jingtang base processes 3,000 cubic meters of blast furnace gas per hour.
  • Annual capture capacity set at 10,000 tonnes of CO₂; integrated into ironmaking operations for long-term trials.
  • Project follows a smaller pilot commissioned in 2024 under a 2022 decarbonization technology MoU.
  • Partners are assessing CO₂ use, including conversion to syngas for recycling into steelmaking to reduce new carbon needs.


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