Jindal Shadeed iron and steel leads industry initiatives on decarbonisation

Jindal Shadeed iron and steel leads industry initiatives on decarbonisation

Muscat: On the occasion of International Environment Day, Jindal Shadeed Iron and Steel (JSIS), the largest privately-owned integrated steel producer in the GCC region, is proud to share its series of groundbreaking initiatives aimed at significantly reducing its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. These initiatives exemplify JSIS’s commitment to environmental sustainability and the pursuit of clean and green business practices.

71% of global steel production emits an average of 2.32 tons of CO2 for every ton of steel produced due to the Blast Furnace (BF) - Basic Oxygen Furnace (BOF) route. JSIS is among the 7% of the world’s primary steel producers (excluding scrap and Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) who are using DRI – EAF route (with non-scrap based steel production) which emits 30% lower CO2 emissions as compared to BF-BOF route. By using this steel making process route our emissions are 1.57 ton CO2 / ton of steel, thus saving 1.68 million tons of CO2 per year vis a vis the BF-BOF route on our annual production.

DRI is also a future ready technology which lends itself to the transition towards Green Steel by allowing to use Green Hydrogen as the reducing agent.

One of the key initiatives is the establishment of a