China's largest smelters, steelmakers take first concrete steps toward carbon neutrality - Metalbulletin.com

Fastmarkets takes a look at how producers of ferro-alloys, metals and steel in the country plan to transition to a low-carbon environment from several perspectives – the consumption of raw materials and energy, production technique, transportation and financing – following the announcement of various action plans in October to achieve that goal.

Ferro-alloys
The production of ferro-alloys is considered as energy intensive due to its heavy reliance on electricity during the smelting process. For instance, producing one tonne of ferro-silicon typically requires 8,000-9,000 kWh of electricity in China, while around 3,800 kWh/t of electricity is needed to produce a tonne of silico-manganese, according to market participants.
Measures to lower electricity consumption by this sector have been primarily based on policy. No new capacity will be approved from 2020, market participants told Fastmarkets.

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