NLMK Group, a global steel business, and Rusatom Overseas (a subsidiary of ROSATOM State Corporation) have agreed to collaborate on hydrogen generation and the development of CO2 capture and utilization technology.
The agreement establishes a framework for collaborative research and development efforts in hydrogen production technologies (such as water electrolysis, steam methane reforming with CO2 capture, and methane pyrolysis) and pilot hydrogen production projects. Additionally, as part of the collaboration, the parties want to evaluate the technical and commercial elements of climate-neutral hydrogen production.
Sergey Chebotarev, NLMK Group Vice President for Energy and the Environment, said: “The use of low-carbon hydrogen is a promising area in steelmaking development. It will enable lower consumption of carbon-containing resources. ROSATOM is Russia’s industry leader in the production of zero-carbon energy, and we will work together to promote the use of hydrogen in steelmaking.”
Evgeny Pakermanov, President of Rusatom Overseas, said: “We see interest in hydrogen technologies from leading industrial companies, and we are happy to cooperate with NLMK Group, a major international player in the steelmaking sector. We are convinced that hydrogen technologies will fill a solid market niche in the countries and regions that set ambitious goals of reducing CO2 emissions in the very near future, and we are developing our own know-how solutions across the entire lifecycle of hydrogen, including promising technologies for the production of low-carbon hydrogen.”
