澳大利亚政府已批准钢铁制造商Posco Holdings Inc.在主要出口枢纽发展低排放铁矿石加工厂的计划。
The Australian government has approved steelmaker Posco Holdings Inc.’s plans to develop a low-emissions iron ore processing plant at a major export hub.
该项目位于西澳大利亚州皮尔巴拉地区的港口赫德兰，据州政府估算成本约为44亿澳元（30亿美元），该政府已于4月批准该项目。其年产能规划约为200万吨铁。
The project at Port Hedland in Western Australia’s Pilbara region is estimated to cost about A$4.4 billion ($3 billion), according to the state government, which approved it in April. Its annual capacity is planned at about 2 million tons of iron.
澳大利亚是全球最大的铁矿石出口国，但国内加工能力有限，难以生产这种常用于制造钢铁的元素。政府希望通过该项目增加价值并支持行业脱碳。
Australia is the world’s biggest exporter of iron ore but has little domestic processing capacity to produce the element, which is often used to make steel. The government is hoping to add value and support decarbonization in the industry.
该厂的最终投资决策尚需获得Posco合作伙伴的批准，合作伙伴包括日本丸红株式会社和中国钢铁公司。该项目计划于2031年首次投产。
A final investment decision on the plant is subject to approval from Posco’s partners, which include Japan’s Marubeni Corp. and China Steel Corp. The venture has targeted first output from 2031.
港口赫德兰铁项目将使用天然气而非煤炭以降低排放强度。最终，燃烧时无排放的绿氢有望取代天然气。
Port Hedland Iron will use natural gas instead of coal to reduce its emissions intensity. Eventually, green hydrogen — which has no emissions when burnt — could replace gas.
根据国际能源署的数据，钢铁工业目前占全球二氧化碳排放量的约8%。该行业是脱碳最困难的行业之一。
The steelmaking industry currently contributes about 8% of global carbon dioxide emissions, according to the International Energy Agency. The sector is one of the hardest to decarbonize.