Share this article Share this article TOKYO, Feb. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Kobe Steel, Ltd. announces that it has successfully demonstrated the technology that can reduce a significant amount of CO 2 emissions from blast furnace operations, combining the technologies of Midrex *1) in the engineering business and the blast furnace operation technology in the iron and steel business. This achievement is a result of the integrated efforts of the Kobe Steel Group (also known as the KOBELCO Group) leveraging its diverse businesses. The demonstration test was conducted for a month at a large blast furnace (4,844 m 3) of the Kakogawa Works in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan in October 2020.