CO2 emissions reduction in steelmaking processes, water resource reuse, and environmental technology development
First written in FY2018. 8 of 11 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2019. Latest entry: 2026-11-06.
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- 2026-11-06AchievedFinancial results presentation
「2025年度の販売量はKPIを達成（10万トン超）」
GXスチールの2025年度販売量がKPI達成として開示された。 - FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「A small test furnace for developing direct hydrogen-reduction technology was commissioned and testing began in December 2024, followed by a small test furnace for developing impurity-removal technology in an electric furnace, which was commissioned and began testing in February 2025.」
Test furnaces for hydrogen reduction, impurity removal in electric furnaces and carbon-recycling blast furnaces were commissioned, and the introduction of an innovative electric furnace in fiscal 2027 was formally approved. - 2026-05-08AdvancedFinancial results presentation
「30年度目標（13年度比▽30%以上）達成に向けて千葉ステンレス用電気炉（26年4月稼働）、倉敷革新電気炉（28年度稼働）の建設等を着実に実施」
GHG削減目標に向け、千葉ステンレス用電気炉の稼働と倉敷革新電気炉の建設を進めている。 - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「A small test furnace for developing direct hydrogen-reduction technology was commissioned and testing began in December 2024, followed by a small test furnace for developing impurity-removal technology in an electric furnace, which was commissioned and began testing in February 2025.」
Development of carbon-recycling blast furnaces and CCU, hydrogen reduction and electric-furnace technologies progressed to the commissioning and testing of small test furnaces, and the introduction of an innovative electric furnace in fiscal 2027 was formally approved. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「The company is considering installing a large, high-efficiency electric arc furnace in fiscal 2027 at the West Japan Works (Kurashiki District), in line with the timing of blast-furnace refurbishment.」
The targets of at least a 30% reduction in fiscal 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2050 were maintained, while the plans became more concrete through a large electric arc furnace scheduled for fiscal 2027, a carbon-recycling blast-furnace pilot furnace, green steel product JGreeX, and the start of operations at an offshore wind-power plant. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「In the Chiba area, construction has begun on a pilot furnace for a carbon-recycling blast furnace. We will continue to promote research and development while working to implement breakthrough technologies at an early stage.」
The CO2-reduction policy became more concrete through a target of at least 30% reduction in fiscal 2030, a carbon-recycling blast-furnace pilot furnace, consideration of electric-furnace installation, and planned supply of approximately 200,000 tonnes of green steel product JGreeX in fiscal 2023. - FY2022RaisedAnnual report
「In February 2022, based on expanded application of existing CO2-reduction technologies and the accumulation of new reduction measures, the company raised its fiscal 2030 CO2 emissions-reduction target for the steel business from at least 20% to at least 30% compared with fiscal 2013.」
The fiscal 2030 CO2 emissions-reduction target for the steel business was raised from at least 20% to at least 30% compared with fiscal 2013. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「Pursuit of breakthrough technology development centered on carbon-recycling blast furnaces and CCU (Carbon Capture and Utilization)」
The policy for reducing CO2 emissions from steelmaking processes expanded to multiple technology-development tracks, including carbon neutrality by 2050, an 18% reduction in fiscal 2024, carbon-recycling blast furnaces and CCU, hydrogen-based steelmaking, and high-grade steel produced in electric arc furnaces. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「The company is deploying DS technology aimed at creating cyber-physical systems at all blast furnaces owned and operated in Japan. This has produced results including the ability to forecast, up to 12 hours ahead, the internal furnace thermal conditions critical to detecting signs of abnormalities and maintaining stable operations.」
Progress was shown in implementing technologies related to environmental impact reduction and advanced manufacturing, including deploying data science across all blast furnaces and forecasting conditions 12 hours ahead, with implications for environmental protection and energy conservation. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「The results of the “Development of a Steelmaking Raw-Material Production Process Suitable for Reducing CO2 Emissions (Super-SINTER®)” were recognized, and the project received the Science and Technology Award in the Development Category of the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology’s Commendation for Science and Technology for fiscal 2018.」
The development of technologies to reduce environmental impact received external recognition, including the Science and Technology Award for the results of Super-SINTER®. - FY2018First statedAnnual report
「We will promote reductions in environmental impact through CO2 emissions reductions and the reuse of water resources and energy in steelmaking processes, as well as the development of environmentally considerate products and process technologies.」
As a measure to strengthen the corporate foundation under the Sixth Medium-Term Management Plan, the company outlined an integrated policy to promote emissions reductions in steelmaking processes, water and energy reuse, and environmentally considerate products and process technologies.