By Reuters Staff 2 Min Read TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s Kobe Steel Ltd has successfully demonstrated a new technology to reduce CO2 emissions from blast furnace operations by a fifth, as compared to the conventional approach, a company official said on Tuesday. FILE PHOTO: Kobe Steel's logo is seen through a fence at a facility of Kakogawa Works in Kakogawa, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, November 13, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon Cutting carbon emissions from steelmaking is a key part of efforts to fight climate change and Japan’s No.3 steelmaker sees the technology as a promising solution other manufacturers could adopt without large capital expenditure.