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in a new research and development centre in Western Australia, which will be focused on developing low-emission steel production methods. , an iron-making technology developed by Rio Tinto that utilizes plant matter, such as wheat straw, sugar cane bagasse, canola sticks or barley straw, in lieu of coal.
The pilot plan, to be built in the Rockingham Strategic Industrial Area, south of Perth, will have the capacity to produce one tonne of direct reduced iron per hour, or 8,700 tonnes a year. Western Australian Premier Roger Cook said that for the state, one of the world’s largest iron ore producers, it “made sense” to lead low-emission steelmaking research and development.
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