On August 28, 2025, Anshan Iron & Steel Group (Ansteel) celebrated a game-changing achievement: they fired up the world’s first hydrogen-based fluidized bed ironmaking pilot plant powered entirely by renewable energy in Bayuquan, Liaoning Province. With a 10,000-ton annual capacity and hitting a sweet 95% metallization rate, it’s proof that near-zero-carbon steel isn’t just lab talk...