Anglo American targets carbon neutrality for scope one and two emissions by 2040
H2 Green Steel to explore Anglo American iron supply
The two firms will trial the use of lump iron from South Africa’s Kumba mines and Minas-Rio in Brazil as feedstock for Swedish green steel plant
Mining company Anglo American and Swedish startup H2 Green Steel have signed a memorandum of understanding to trial the use of iron ore products from the Kumba mines in South Africa and Minas-Rio in Brazil as feedstock for the latter firm’s hydrogen-based Boden green steel plant. “Our purpose is to decarbonise hard-to-abate sectors, and this is only possible with strong partnerships along the value chain with a true commitment to reducing scope one, two and three emissions,” says Luisa Orre, H2 Green Steel’s chief procurement officer. Anglo American’s scope one and two emissions totalled 13.3mn t of CO₂e in 2022, according to its latest sustainability report. The mining firm targets carbon n
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