iBLUE® is one of our answers to the global steelmaking decarbonization challenge. It is the preferred technology in the market for low emission hot metal production, combining ENERGIRON’s direct reduction process with arc furnaces. This results in two top quality products – hot metal to produce pig iron or to feed a downstream steel plant, and granulated inert slag for industries such as the construction sector. iBLUE®’s key features are the ability to process Blast Furnace and Direct Reduction grade pellets, the production of slag for the cement industry, the carbon-rich furnace gas recycling for energy integration, and the ability to produce high carbon hot metal for its existing Blast Oxygen Furnace (BOF).
