From Shopping Bags to Steel

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UNSW's commercialisation arm, NewSouth Innovations (NSi) has signed a deal with Australia's largest manufacturer of steel long products, OneSteel, that gives the steel-maker exclusive rights to sub-license unique technology to reduce reliance on coke and coal in electric arc furnace (EAF) steel-making.

Invented and developed by materials scientist Professor Veena Sahajwalla, the technology substitutes up to 30 percent of coke and coal with polyethylene waste plastic, thereby reducing landfills and producing a win for the environment.

Read the full article:
"World first "Green" steel a commercial reality"
http://www.unsw.edu.au/news/pad/artic...

For information on Materials Science and Engineering, go to www.materials.unsw.edu.au/

Contact:
Veena Sahajwalla | +61 2 9385 4426 | [email protected]

UNSW Media:
Dan Gaffney | +61 411 156 015 | [email protected]
Louise Williams | + 61 9385 6986 | +61 407 061 209 | [email protected]