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HyIron opens direct reduction plant for green iron

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The start-up of the pilot production at the Lingen site is a major milestone for us in bringing the “green iron” product to market maturity and establishing German technology worldwide. Here in Lingen, we are already using iron ore from Namibia to optimize the process and the product.

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Shell starts production at Vito in US Gulf of Mexico; new, simplified design

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In 2015, the original host design was rescoped and simplified, resulting in a reduction of approximately 80% in CO 2 emissions over the lifetime of the facility as well as a cost reduction of more than 70% from the original host concept. The Vito development is owned by Shell Offshore Inc. 63.11% operator) and Equinor (36.89%).

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