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195<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The UK steel industry is at a crossroads — and the decisions made now will determine whether Britain rebuilds a competitive, green steel sector or cedes it entirely.</p>
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199<p class="wp-block-paragraph">In the latest episode of <em><a href="https://greensteelchallenge.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Green Steel Challenge</a></em>, Gareth Stace, Director General of <a href="https://www.uksteel.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">UK Steel</a>, lays out exactly where the industry stands and what it will take to turn things around. From chronic underinvestment and sky-high energy costs to foreign ownership and a flood of imports from heavily subsidized producers abroad, Stace doesn&#8217;t sugarcoat the scale of the challenge.</p>
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203<p class="wp-block-paragraph">But there&#8217;s also a real opportunity here. Stace explains how UK Steel is navigating this moment with its members and potential investors, buoyed by a government he considers the industry&#8217;s most supportive yet — working together to reimagine Britain&#8217;
203s steel supply chain, built around domestic demand and lower-carbon production. It&#8217;s a candid, detailed conversation you won&#8217;t want to miss.</p>
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207<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>About The Green Steel Challenge:</strong> Produced by the <a href="https://www.korfsteel.com/foundation" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Korf Foundation</a> and <a href="https://www.kallanish.com/en/prices/list/all-prices/">Kallanish Commodities</a>, <em>The Green Steel Challenge</em> delivers practical, on-the-ground insights on steelmaking decarbonization — straight from the industry leaders making it happen. Coming up next: Marcel Genet, founder of steel consultancy <a href="http://laplaceconseil.com/en/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Laplace Conseil</a>, shares his perspective on the road ahead.</p>
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224<p class="wp-block-paragraph">As Vice President of <a href="https://www.sms-group.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">SMS Group</a> — one of the world&#8217;s foremost steel plant manufacturers — Peter Kinzel works with steelmakers across continents, giving him rare insight into how different regions are tackling the same urgent challenge: cleaning up one of the world&#8217;s most carbon-intensive industries.</p>
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228<p class="wp-block-paragraph">In his appearance on <em>The Green Steel Challenge</em>, Kinzel describes a &#8220;step-wise&#8221; approach to decarbonizing the blast furnace route. Rather than tearing down existing plant to build anew — a costly undertaking that also depen
228ds on access to the right raw materials and renewable energy — steelmakers in India and China are already pursuing continuous, incremental improvements that compound over time. He also challenges the hydrogen consensus, arguing that green ammonia deserves serious attention given the yield losses inherent in green hydrogen production.</p>
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236<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>About The Green Steel Challenge:</strong> Produced by the <a href="https://www.korfsteel.com/foundation" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Korf Foundation</a> and <a href="https://www.kallanish.com/en/prices/list/all-prices/?gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=12361574360&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQiAosrJBhD0ARIsAHebCNrfXco537p5Uoq9I8gg_EVucA858qsCuA-FCIk3FuviRI2AmEUIT6caArfQEALw_wcB" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kallanish Commodities</a>, the podcast delivers practical insights on steelmaking decarbonization from industry leaders making it happen. The next episode features Dave Burritt, CEO of US Steel.</p>
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253<p class="wp-block-paragraph">🚀 First River&#8217;s new website is live — and it comes with something they&#8217;re especially excited about.</p>
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282<p class="wp-block-paragraph">While energy costs are a critical hurdle for decarbonizing steel production, a breakthrough solution may lie in advanced modular liquid lead reactors. On <em>The Green Steel Challenge</em>, <a href="https://www.newcleo.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Newcleo</a>’s co-founder and CEO Stefano Buono explains how this technology could provide the lower-cost energy the industry needs.</p>
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290Investors have already taken notice of this efficient approach, and Buono believes the first plant is will be operational by 2035.</p>
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294<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>About The Green Steel Challenge:</strong> Produced by the <a href="https://www.korfsteel.com/foundation" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Korf Foundation</a> and <a href="https://www.kallanish.com/en/prices/list/all-prices/?gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=12361574360&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQiAosrJBhD0ARIsAHebCNrfXco537p5Uoq9I8gg_EVucA858qsCuA-FCIk3FuviRI2AmEUIT6caArfQEALw_wcB" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kallanish Commodities</a>, the podcast delivers practical insights on steelmaking decarbonization from industry leaders making it happen. Peter Kinzel, Vice President  <a href="https://www.sms-group.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">SMS Group </a>joins the next episode on April 7th.</p>
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306					<p class="headline_meta">by <span class="author vcard"><a href="https://www.nerdsofsteel.com/author/jessicaw/" class="url fn">Jessica Wagner</a></span> on <abbr class="published" title="2026-03-25">March 25, 2026</abbr></p>
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311<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="https://worldsteel.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Worldsteel </a>reported crude steel production in China at 76.1 million metric tonnes in February, 3.6% lower than 
311in February, 2025. Chinese production in the first two months of 2026 was 5.8% lower than in the same period last year.</p>
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