Industry / Iron and Steel
A flex-fuel DRI and steel platform designed for natural gas today and hydrogen in the future.
Protio develops iron and steel projects around the complete metals balance. Resource quality, ore preparation, reduction technology, metallics, power, industrial gases, water, steelmaking, downstream products, logistics and market strategy are resolved as one integrated platform.
Project spotlight
Integrated Mining, DRI and Steel Platform
Protio owns and leads the development of an integrated mining, iron and steel platform using flex-fuel DRI technology designed for natural gas initially and a defined transition toward hydrogen as supply, infrastructure and economics mature.
Category
Protio development
Industry
Iron and steel
Stage
Development
Protio role
Project owner, developer and engineering lead
Development focus
The resource, reduction plant, steelworks and infrastructure must form one metals platform.
01
Resource and ore
Quality, beneficiation, feed preparation, blending and long-term supply basis.
02
Direct reduction
Technology, feed specification, product quality, fuel mix and transition pathway.
03
Steelmaking
EAF configuration, metallics strategy, casting, rolling and downstream products.
04
Power and gases
Capacity, power quality, oxygen, natural gas, hydrogen readiness and reliability.
05
Water and cooling
Water balance, treatment, recirculation, cooling and discharge requirements.
06
Material logistics
Ore, pellets, scrap, DRI or HBI, consumables and finished-product movement.
07
Environmental systems
Dust collection, emissions, water management, residues and permitting.
08
Capital and market
Partners, customers, product strategy, financing, interfaces, risk and schedule.
Integrated metals basis
Hydrogen readiness begins with decisions made at the initial design stage.
Protio connects the resource, reduction, steelmaking, infrastructure, market and capital strategy from the beginning so the hydrogen transition is designed into the platform rather than added later.
- Mining and ore-preparation interfaces
- DRI feed, fuel and product-quality basis
- EAF, casting, rolling and downstream configuration
- Power, industrial gases, water and utilities
- Raw-material and finished-product logistics
- Environmental systems and permitting basis
- Market strategy, financing evidence and execution planning
Protio capability
Development judgment supported by owner-side engineering and execution discipline.
Protio can originate and lead a company development, support an industrial owner as engineering partner, or integrate selected workstreams at the project stage where additional control is required.
01
Develop
Market, commercial model, partners, capital strategy, stage gates and investment case.
02
Engineer
Design basis, process, equipment, utilities, layout, packages, interfaces and technical assurance.
03
Execute and operate
Procurement, construction, commissioning, operating readiness, ramp-up and performance.