During his visit to a steelworks in Duisburg and a hydrogen plant in Oberhausen on Tuesday, Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier emphasized that Germany must prove that climate-friendly steel production is possible: “We know that these are processes that take place worldwide and we cannot avoid trying, in steelmaking as well CO2 savings in the fight against climate change.”
Climate-neutral hydrogen for green steel
At Germany’s largest steel manufacturer Thyssenkrupp in Duisburg, the Federal President found out about a planned steel production plant that is scheduled to go into operation from the end of 2026.
Federal President Steinmeier visits the Duisburg steelworks
The so-called direct reduction plant, which costs more than two billion euros, is later to be operated with hydrogen produced in a climate-neutral manner and thus enable green steel. In the plant, this hydrogen can replace the coal and coke used in classic blast furnaces.
Steinmeier was also shown a classic blast furnace and a rolling mill.