# Liberty Steel, Paul Wurth and SHS form joint venture for hydrogen-based steel plant in France

Liberty Steel Group, Paul Wurth and Stahl-Holding-Saar signed an MoU to develop a 2-million-tonne DRI plant with a 1 GW hydrogen electrolysis unit at Dunkerque, France, one of the first such plants in the country.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2021-02-22
- Where: Dunkerque, France, France
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 2 million tonnes DRI per year; 1 GW hydrogen electrolysis
- Products: direct reduced iron, hot-briquetted iron, hydrogen
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [Liberty Steel](https://endata.com/companies/16030.md) (partner)
- [Paul Wurth](https://endata.com/companies/18306.md) (partner)
- [Stahl-Holding-Saar](https://endata.com/companies/53391.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [thehindubusinessline.com](https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/liberty-steel-forms-joint-venture-for-hydrogen-based-steel-plant-in-france/article33902926.ece), 2021-02-22: "The project will realise the potential of steel and hydrogen working together to solve each other’s problems."

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