Our Partners
At GreenSmith, we believe in the power of collaboration to drive innovation and achieve our mission of reducing CO2 emissions in the steel industry. Our project brings together a diverse group of partners, each playing a crucial role in our success. Together, we cover the full value chain, from research and development to implementation and end-use.
End-Users. Our end-users are key players in the steel industry who implement our technologies to reduce their carbon footprint and enhance sustainability. They provide valuable feedback and real-world applications for our innovations, ensuring that our solutions are practical and effective.
Technology Suppliers. We collaborate with leading technology suppliers who provide the innovative tools and solutions necessary for effective CO2 capture and utilization. Their expertise and cutting-edge technologies are essential for the development and deployment of our project.
Research Organizations. Our research partners contribute valuable insights and expertise, helping us develop and refine our technologies for maximum impact. They conduct critical studies and analyses that inform our strategies and ensure that our solutions are scientifically sound and economically viable.
Acciaierie d’Italia
Acciaierie d'Italia is the Italy's main steel mill and boasts one of the largest full-cycle plants in Europe. ADI specialises in the production of flat carbon steel products, with a production capacity of over 6 Mtons per year of crude steel. Decades of experience in managing a production cycle supported by several blast furnaces has enabled a unique specialisation in the management, treatment, and distribution of technical gases.
This capability, together with a complete characterisation of BF and BOF gases will be the basis of ADI's activities within the GreenSmith project. To accompany this, ADI will support the design of the pilot plant and its integration into the current steelmaking production line in Taranto, through a preliminary analysis of the risks, authorisation process and waste management associated with the installation of a new plant equipped with SEWGS technology.
Kisuma
Kisuma Chemicals (KC) is the operator of the world’s largest production facility for hydrotalcite-like materials (i.e. SEWGS adsorbent precursor) with over a decade of involvement in SEWGS development (CATO2, STEPWISE, FReSMe, BOF2UREA, C4U, INITIATE). They developed the Himago™ technology for SEWGS sorbent production.
Within GreenSmith Kisuma Chemicals will further optimize their sorbent to achieve even better performance.
Paul Wurth Italia
Paul Wurth Italia S.p.A. is part of SMS group, renowned worldwide for its future-oriented technologies and outstanding service for the metals industry. Paving the way for a carbon-neutral and sustainable metals industry is the company’s stated goal. Paul Wurth Italia enriches the group with its plant builder experience and expertise in the design and supply of technological solutions for the primary stage of integrated steelmaking.
In GreenSmith, Paul Wurth Italia will especially take care of conceptual analysis and identification of possible integration options, techno-economic analysis of potential full-scale plants as well as basic design of a future TRL8 demonstration plant.
Stegra
Founded in 2020, Stegra was created with the purpose to decarbonize hard-to-abate industry, leading a clean industrial revolution, starting with steel. Their first plant is under constructed in Boden, Sweden and on track to produce green steel by 2026, using green hydrogen and green iron to slash emissions by up to 95%.
Within GreenSmith Stegra will provide a use-case for the future steel industry.
Swerim
Swerim is a leading metals research institute in Sweden, specializing in needs-based industrial research and development across the entire value chain to foster a resource-efficient and sustainable industry. The institute focuses on developing and optimizing metallurgical processes and integrated solutions in materials and manufacturing engineering. Key areas of expertise include carbon capture and utilization, energy efficiency, the recovery and recycling of residual materials, reducing climate and environmental impacts, materials development, joining, additive manufacturing, and component properties. Swerim has extensive experience in large-scale pilot research for extreme environments, which is crucial in providing competitive advantages and supporting sustainable development for its clients.
In the GreenSmith project, Swerim will contribute by assessing optimal gas processing configurations, supporting the engineering development of the TRL8 plant at Taranto site, and conducting environmental life cycle assessments of SEWGS integration options.
TNO
TNO is the Dutch Organization for Applied Scientific Research and is The Netherlands’ largest knowledge organization, with approximately 5000 employees, servicing companies, government bodies and public organizations. Energy and Material Transition is a business unit within the overall TNO organisation and is one of the leading institutes in Europe concerning applied energy research. It is aimed at contributing to a future sustainable energy system by performing research and technology development and bringing it to implementation.
Within the project, TNO is the coordinator of the project, leads the demonstration campaign in Petten, The Netherlands and performs modelling of the new integrations.