Primetals Technologies, formed through the legacy of Siemens Stahl, VAI and Mitsubishi-Hitachi entities, is a global provider of engineering, supply, automation, and lifecycle services across the entire metal production chain. Its capabilities span from ore agglomeration, COREX/FINEX smelting reduction, and hydrogen-based DRI plants, to continuous casting, hot and cold rolling, pickling, galvanizing and finishing. Automation offerings include digital plant control systems, predictive analytics, remote diagnostics, and AI-driven maintenance to optimize uptime and quality.
At the forefront of Green Steel innovation, Primetals’ ECO Solutions portfolio delivers technologies for carbon-direct avoidance, carbon capture and utilization partnerships (notably with LanzaTech), by-product recycling and energy recovery systems. Prime global projects include a hydrogen-fired direct reduced iron (HDRI) plant in Finland, a zero-carbon prototype in Austria (in collaboration with Voestalpine and Rio Tinto) slated to begin operations in 2027, and electric-arc-furnace plants enabling ultra-low-emission steel production. Their dedicated Green Steel task force, led by Dr. Alexander Fleischanderl, drives strategic deployment of sustainable technologies worldwide and recently relocated its Japanese engineering hub to Tokyo to reinforce local support.
