{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/655de46268d5380012a6e63b/68246560a9d77a31f7b0d7a2?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Season 2 / Episode 16: Michael Rion, Emirates Steel","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/655de46268d5380012a6e63b/1747215355235-2d78b952-516e-4d0a-ab62-12e3106d2388.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>There is much discussion about the Middle East becoming a regional or global hub for green iron (or steel) production, driven by inter alia, plentiful renewable and nuclear energy coupled to carbon capture opportunities.&nbsp;Here we chat with Michael Rion, Chief Commercial Officer of Emsteel, the largest steel producer in the UAE and one of the biggest in the region.&nbsp;&nbsp;The discussion revolves around how this prediction is beginning to become reality at Emsteel.&nbsp;Other issues, such as how new steel products can reduce emissions, are also raised as part of how the UAE is approaching the Green Steel Challenge.&nbsp;This is indeed a peek into the future of global iron and steelmaking.</p>","author_name":"The Willy Korf Foundation "}