International steel and mining company ArcelorMittal is building a new facility in US to turn waste gases from its industrial plant into bioethanol. The method uses gas fermentation technology, where microbes feed on the carbon monoxide produced in industrial processes such as steel manufacturing to produce the fuel. It has been devised under a partnership between ArcelorMittal and tech company LanzaTech. Once complete, the plant will be the first of its kind in Europe and is expected to produce 80 million litres of bioethanol per year.
International steel and mining company ArcelorMittal is building a new facility in Belgium to turn waste gases from its industrial plant into bioethanol. The method uses gas fermentation technology, where microbes feed on the carbon monoxide produced in industrial processes such as steel manufacturing to produce the fuel. It has been devised under a partnership between ArcelorMittal and tech company LanzaTech. Once complete, the plant will be the first of its kind in Europe and is expected to produce 80 million litres of bioethanol per year.