Industrial heat | US company casts 12-tonne aluminium slab using hydrogen burner

Constellium burns fossil-based H2 in its furnace because low-carbon alternatives are ‘not available'

Hydrogen and oxygen flame burns in Constellium's aluminium smelting furnace.
Hydrogen and oxygen flame burns in Constellium's aluminium smelting furnace.Photo: Constellium
Published 16 July 2024, 12:17Updated 16 July 2024, 12:23
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