Kickstarting Australia's Green Steel Revolution
Steelmaking accounts for 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions and 11% of CO2 emissions
Globally, steel production is likely to increase slightly. Sector emission intensity must fall by 75% to stay aligned to the 2-degree Paris Agreement.
Processing Australian iron ore overseas produces more than 1 billion tonnes of CO2 each year, which equates to around 3% of global CO2 emissions.
Meanwhile, the whole of Australia produces around 0.4 billion tonnes of CO2 in the same period.
Processing iron ore overseas produces more than 1 billion tonnes of CO2, and additional means that more than $400 billion in economic value is lost to other countries.
About Us
Green Steel of WA is a 100% Western Australian company with the goal of creating a sustainable steel manufacturing industry for Western Australia.
Green Steel of WA aims to bring true green steel manufacturing to Western Australia in an environmentally sustainable way. A number of trends support Green Steel of WA’s aim including decarbonization/reduced acceptability of existing carbon emissions, increasing availability of scrap steel (especially in countries that have urbanized with steady populations), rapidly reducing renewable energy costs, and emerging technologies that will compete; CCS for blast furnaces, versus hydrogen DRI as the key technology battle.
The company is in the process of developing two projects in Western Australia. The first is a green steel recycling mill using renewable energy in the South West of WA and the second is a green hydrogen-powered facility to produce green steel from iron ore in the Mid-West of WA.
Our purpose
Our purpose is to create a sustainable steel manufacturing industry for Western Australia.
We believe that the global transition to green steel presents a once-in-a-generation opportunity for Western Australia as we truly believe that WA is the best place in the world to produce green steel, a goal that we are 100% committed to achieving.
We are not burdened by having to choose between WA and other states, countries, commodities and industries.
Partnerships
We believe that the only way to achieve this is through industry and government collaboration.
We understand how to and have a proven track record of bringing like minded people and organisations together to achieve a common goal.
We also believe that the opportunity for our state is so large that there would be no losers if we all work together.
Our three-step strategy to create a sustainable steel industry for WA
Deploying globally proven technology to launch WA’s green steel and hydrogen industries.
Collaborating to unlock WA's full green steel and iron potential.
Prove that WA can produce steel
Starting with a 450kTPA green steel recycling mill in Collie, WA
FID late 2025, operational 2027
First steel mill in WA
Build the skills and capabilities and a circular economy for steel in WA
Supporting Collie Just Transition
1000+ jobs, $400M economic contribution
Kick-start WA green steel and hydrogen
2.5MTPA green DRI plant in WA's Mid-West
Operational 2028/29
First DRI plant in Australia
Provide demand certainty for Mid-West hydrogen developers
Create a Mid-West green H2 and steel hub
1000+ jobs, $2.5B economic contribution
Decarbonise the Pilbara
Hundreds of millions of tonnes of Pilbara Green Steel
Future
$400B opportunity creating tens of thousands of jobs
While preventing over 1 billion tonnes of CO2 emissions each year (~2% of global)
We're focused on what we can do now
By deploying proven technologies to produce low-emissions steel in the short to medium term, we're paving the way for the investment and deployment of higher-impact emerging technologies and the ultimate decarbonisation of 100% of Pilbara iron ore.
Meet the Team
Azlan Ho
Managing Director
Project development and delivery professional with more than 20 years of experience in study, project, program and operations management spanning mining and metals, chemicals and energy.
Bob Cowan
Director/Chief Commercial Officer
More than 30 years of commercial, operational, supply chain, project and engineering management experience in the oil, gas, power and renewable energy industries.
Don Johnston
Non-Executive Director
More than 20 years experience as an advisor and a senior executive in energy and infrastructure. Don’s background in corporate and energy strategy brings a sharp strategic, yet practical mindset to the team.
Michael Harrison
Chief Legal Counsel
Senior energy, resources and infrastructure partner at various law firms with extensive experience across energy, resources and infrastructure projects and transactions across Asia Pacific.
Max Güldenpfennig
Project Engineering Manager
Chartered electrical engineer with experience across project feasibility, detailed design, construction and commissioning and a record of driving successful technical outcomes.
Sarah Stanley
Stakeholder and Community Engagement
More than 15 years experience in stakeholder and community relations, as well as leadership roles in local government, community and private sector boards.
Deirdre Clyne
Senior Commercial Manager
Extensive experience in the negotiation of commercial agreements and analysis of oil and gas exploration/development/LNG projects, with a background in process engineering.
Very Lim
Commercial and Approvals Manager
More than 10 years experience in local and state government project management specialising in building construction.
Gorakh Sawant
Analyst
Gorakh has an engineering background with strong analytical and problem-solving skills. He also has a strong interest in the fields of mining, green energy, manufacturing and water systems.