Remaking steel for a new world

Iron Man: Associate Professor Tom Honeyands, who leads ironmaking research in Newcastle, said "we need to find ways to make greener steel". Picture: Marina Neil

BHP has given $10 million to the University of Newcastle for research into "decarbonising steelmaking", amid a global push to cut emissions in the dirty but vital steel industry.

The research will focus on "low-carbon iron and steelmaking" using BHP's iron ore and coking coal.