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how are steelmakers going to fund the transition from traditional blast furnace technology to processes with reduced carbon inputs ?
“ China has invested a lot in traditional steelmaking processes over the last 20 years – for them to scrap all that , and implement direct reduction processes , would be a significant cost . It ' s not yet clear how European steelmakers are going to fund decarbonisation – that ’ s going to be multiple billions of dollars . Ultimately the cost of this transition will be passed onto the end consumer and steel will be more expensive , but it ’ s clear it ’ s needed .”
Autonomous focus drives digital growth Autonomy is an increasingly core focus within fleet development , and currently six trucks ( CAT-793 , 220 tons ) are self-driving .
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