HOME > MARKETS > COMPANY NEWS
  COMPANY NEWS
COMPANY
Tata Steel, SMS Group join forces to deploy World-First EASyMelt Decarbonisation Technology
Apr-21-2026

Tata Steel has entered into definitive agreements with Paul Wurth, S.A (Luxembourg), part of the SMS Group GmbH, for implementation of the world’s first EASyMelt (electrically-assisted syngas smelter) technology. The company intends to proceed with the first industrial demonstration of this technology in the ‘E’ Blast Furnace (649 m3) at its Jamshedpur Works, in a phased manner. The project aims to cut CO2 emissions by more than 50 percent compared to the blast furnace’s baseline operation. 

The company and SMS Group signed a Memorandum of Understanding in June 2023, to collaborate on decarbonising the ironmaking process. Following a successful front-end loading study, the company has decided to move forward with the project in a phased manner. This initiative plays a key role in the company’s journey towards achieving net zero emissions by 2045, one of the most ambitious climate targets adopted by any major steel producer globally. The company and SMS Group-Paul Wurth will jointly work towards the implementation and development of the EASyMelt technology.

Tata Steel, the flagship company of the Tata group, is the first integrated steel plant in Asia and is now the world’s second most geographically diversified steel producer and a Fortune 500 company.

  RELATED NEWS >>