Fortescue’s Christmas Creek Green Metal Project in Australia Utilizes Metso’s Revolutionary DRI Technology
Metso will supply the core process design and technology for Fortescue Ltd.'s Christmas Creek Green Metal project in Pilbara, Western Australia. Equipment installation began in September 2025.
The project will validate the functionality of carbon-free manufacturing technology for producing high-quality molten iron. The produced direct reduced iron, also known as DRI, can be further processed into so-called green steel. The technology supplied by Metso covers hydrogen-based CircoredTM fluidized bed technology for direct reduction and a smelting process utilizing renewable electricity.
The pilot project’s annual production will be over 1,500 tons, and studies are currently underway for the construction of a commercial-scale plant.