ThyssenKrupp allowed to commission Duisburg DRI plant initially with natural gas; hydrogen transition from 2027

ThyssenKrupp Steel/Duisburg DRI Plant (tkH2Steel)

The European Commission and German authorities approved amendment to ThyssenKrupp's funding framework allowing the Duisburg DRI plant to commission with natural gas as reducing agent, deferring the full hydrogen transition to late 2027. This addresses realistic hydrogen supply constraints while maintaining the €2 billion co-funding commitment.