Greenhouse-gas emissions have been a point of focus and concern for industrial leaders for at least a decade. The latest challenge is the increasing urgency, driven by climate change and escalating ...

On a strip of land in northern Sweden, not far from the Arctic Circle, a new facility is taking shape which could help revolutionize one of the planet’s dirtiest industries: steelmaking. By 2026, if ...

EUGENE, Ore. — In a potential breakthrough for one of the world's most carbon-intensive industries, researchers at the University of Oregon have developed a cleaner method for producing iron, an ...

Renewable energy giant Siemens Gamesa today announced the launch of GreenerTower, a sustainable steel tower that reduces a wind turbine’s carbon footprint by 20%. Wind turbine towers are made up of 80 ...

Tata Steel wants to close polluting blast furnaces in Port Talbot, Wales, but employees worry that their jobs will go, too. Britain’s largest steel mill at Port Talbot in South Wales. The plant’s ...

The Geography of Steel As our need for the metal increases, more of its raw materials are imported from other parts of the world. A general account of this situation at present, against a background ...

The scourge of modern concrete is, perhaps surprisingly, rust. Most concrete structures are laced with steel rebar to add strength, but if the metal corrodes, it can cause the concrete to fail ...

The flexibility of the steel allows for innovative designs and construction methods, writes Brian Ward. supertramp / Getty Images In recent years, Texas has seen a surge in business as startups and ...