1. 1 THE EUROPEAN STEEL TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM Dr. J.C Charbonnier. Chairman of the Support Group Brussels December 16 th, 2005

2. 2 2 2. A Steel Technology Platform…. …as a response to the challenges of the European steel industry, to: assume a sustainable and global leadership in the coming 30 years strengthen industrial manufacturing sectors boost innovation as a response to competitiveness, growth and employment propose a long term R&D vision

3. 3 3 Total budget for the SRA implementation Around 1.7 B over a15-year period (2007/2021…) Of which (200+500 M) for the industrialisation of ULCOS (in the event of success at the end of the 1 st phase)

4. 4 4 ESTEPs SRA objectives meet those of the FP7 programme Proposal for a Decision (EC/EP) for the 7th FP* Objectives: cooperation Themes: – Health; – Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology; – Information and Communication Technologies; – Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies; – Energy; – Environment (including Climate Change); – Transport (including Aeronautics); – Socio-economic Sciences and the Humanities; – Security and Space. Communication – 6th April September 21 thCommunication – 6th April September 21 th

5. 5 5 Partnership with the EIB 1 example of running project 1 possible project for the future

6. 6 6 to recycle residues generated by metallurgical processes to reach a Zero Waste process to recover all valuable products Zinc oxide pig iron inert slag PRIMUS ® Industrial objectives

7. 7 7 PRIMUS ® process

8. 8 8 Plant location: Differdange Luxembourg (ARBED site) Operator:PRIMOREC S.A. main share holder: PAUL WURTH S.A., Arcelor Plant capacity:80,000 t/y EAF-dust + oily mill sludge Products:27,000 t/y PRIMUS ® oxide 22,000 t/y pig iron 16,000 t/y slag Start of operation:from August 2003 (EAF dust) Staff:65 persons Invest:35 Mio Company profile

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10. 10 ESTEP and the EIB: what about future projects ? EIB is already familiar with large steel projects (Automotive programmes, environment…) EIB participates in Working groups and in the 3 ESTEP committees EIB participation is envisaged for the second and third phases (pilot & demonstration, industrialisation of the ULCOS project ?)

11. 11 Phase 1 2004/2009 SP1 – New Blast Furnace SP8 – New Advanced C-lean & C-based Route to Steel SP2 – New Smelting Reduction SP3 – New NG Route to Steel SP4 – Hydrogen steel production SP5 –Electrolysis steel production SP6 –CO 2 Capture & Storage for steelmaking SP9 – Scenarios, sustainability, innovation, training & dissemination Project Management ULCOS – RFCS FP6 SP10 – New C – based Steel production SP11 – New adv.C- based Steel production SP14 - ULCOS - Process For Steel Production SP12 – New Nat Gas – based Steel Production SP13 – New Electricity – based Steel Production Phase 2: 2007/2015 Phase 3: <2015 SP7 – Biomass – based Steel production ULCOS

12. 12 ESTEP: proposal for a JTI ESTEP is focussed on European objectives: the Green House Gas and Energy issues A consortium already existing in the framework of ULCOS A long term industrial R&D programme An important financial commitment of the steel industry A need for a critical mass of resources (European, national and regional) High investment costs