Exxon Mobil Signs Carbon Capture and Storage Deal with Nucor
(P&GJ) — Nucor Corp. has signed an agreement with Exxon Mobil to capture, transport, and store carbon from the company's direct reduced iron (DRI) plant in Convent, Louisiana. Exxon Mobil will capture up to 800,000 metric tons per year of CO2 from the DRI plant and store the CO2 at an Exxon Mobil-owned facility in Louisiana.
"This transformative CCS project with Exxon Mobil is a key part of our decarbonization strategy and will result in some of the lowest embodied carbon DRI or HBI in North America," Leon Topalian, chair, president and CEO of Nucor Corp., said. "We are taking a multi-faceted approach to decarbonization, and this partnership builds on previous investments we have made in a carbon-free iron start-up, renewable energy generation, and the development of small modular nuclear reactor technology."
The project is expected to start-up in 2026 and supports Louisiana's objective of reaching net-zero CO2 emissions by 2050.
"This collaboration with Nucor is the latest example of how we're delivering on our mission to help accelerate the world's path to net zero," Dan Ammann, president of Exxon Mobil Low Carbon, said. "We look forward to applying our technology and expertise to reducing emissions for Nucor."
With its recycling-based production method, Nucor is already one of the cleanest steelmakers in the world. The circular nature of remelting recycled scrap in electric arc furnaces means that Nucor's steel mills generate roughly two-thirds less than the carbon dioxide of extractive blast furnace steelmaking plants, even when accounting for Scope 3 emissions, which include all upstream and downstream emissions in the supply chain.
Nucor is one of the first steel companies to disclose its Scope 3 emissions.
This carbon capture and storage agreement with Exxon Mobil furthers Nucor's status as a sustainability leader and builds on the innovation that has enabled the company to produce steel and steel products with low embodied carbon.
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