EEC 2026 - 14th European Electric Steelmaking Conference & EMECR 2026 - 5th International Conference on Energy and Material Efficiency and CO2 Reduction in the Steel Industry

Green DRI-based EAF steelmaking – Feedstock, Design and Operational Results

11 May 2026, 11:30

20m

Porta room (Milan Marriott Hotel)

Oral Presentation EEC 3.B Use of alternative iron sources like DRI, HBI (Hot Briquetted Iron), and pig iron Use of alternative iron sources

Speaker

Mr Deniz Catan (Primetals Technologies Germany)

Description

To comply with tomorrow’s more stringent committed environmental targets for steelmaking, the world witness one of the most fast-paced transitions in the history of steelmaking. DRI-based EAF route will play a crucial role in transforming green steel production thanks to its carbon footprint, which is significantly lower than a blast furnace, while still ensuring the highest product quality. In this presentation, an overview of dynamics of steel scrap market, and the need for ore-based metallics as reliable EAF feedstock is presented. Moreover, a rough guide of the main design criteria for DRI-based EAFs is overviewed. Finally, some actual operational results for cold and hot DRI-based EAFs from Primetals Technologies will be presented.
Keywords:
DIRECT REDUCED IRON – CO2 REDUCTION – ELECTRIC STEEL MAKING – GREEN STEEL