Low-emission steelmaking costs in Europe remained high in 2020, based on high iron ore pellet prices and green hydrogen cost assumptions, with potential for natural gasbased direct-reduction iron improving on lower gas prices, according to an S&P Global Platts analysis. EU market carbon prices last year averaging around Eur24.50/mt ($30.08/mt) were not high enough to significantly narrow cost differences between blast furnaces and DRI. Major raw materials inputs for blast furnace-based steel, accounting for around 2.2 mt of carbon per ton of steel, were far lower than theoretical DR iron ore pellets and renewables-based green hydrogen for DRI.
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机译：根据标准普尔全球普氏公司（S&P Global Platts）的一项分析，基于高铁矿石球团价格和绿色氢成本假设，欧洲的低排放炼钢成本在2020年仍然很高，天然气直接还原铁的潜力在较低的天然气价格下得到改善。去年欧盟市场碳价格平均约为24欧元。50吨（30.08美元/吨）的价格不足以显著缩小高炉和直接还原铁之间的成本差异。高炉用钢的主要原材料投入（每吨钢约含220万吨碳）远远低于理论上的DR铁矿球团和用于DRI的可再生能源绿色氢气。
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