Innovation for a More Sustainable World.

The world produces 2 billion tons of steel every year. For more than 20 years, Tecnored has been developing technologies that enable steel to be produced with significantly lower carbon emissions.

The World Is Built with Steel

Cars, buildings, and the technologies we use every day—steel is everywhere. But this essential material comes at a cost: nearly 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions are generated by steel production.

What if, instead of removing steel from our world, we removed carbon emissions from steel?

Our Technology

The Solution: Innovative Briquettes

Our briquette portfolio was developed to reduce emissions and enhance the performance of steelmaking processes.

We produce customized briquettes tailored to each customer’s specific requirements.

Modular Solutions

We design flexible production structures tailored to different industrial environments and scale requirements.

The Tecnored Furnace

The Tecnored Furnace enables the use of underutilized raw materials and steelmaking residues, driving greater efficiency and circularity.

A technology designed to maximize flexibility while operating with multiple low-carbon energy sources.

More Than Two Decades of Protected Innovation

Tecnored combines a strong intellectual property portfolio with industrial development expertise and proven large-scale deployment capabilities, enabling the successful commercialization of its technologies.

70+

Intellectual Property Assets

17

Patent Families

42

Countries with Patent Protection

Tecnored: Brazilian Technology Operating in Strategic Global Markets

Tecnored: Brazilian Technology Operating in Strategic Global Markets

Born in Brazil, Tecnored has innovation at its core. Its technology was developed to help transform the global steel industry—and that is exactly what it has been doing. By taking its solutions beyond Brazilian borders, the company has established a presence in the world’s most strategic steel markets.

Today, Tecnored operates with teams across three continents. In China, a key market for the global steel industry, the company maintains a dedicated local leadership team that supports expansion throughout Asia and serves as a direct connection to major industry players. In Spain, Tecnored has established a specialized sales team with a global reach, supporting business development across international markets.

In addition to expanding its presence in strategic regions, Tecnored actively participates in the world’s leading steel industry conferences and trade fairs. From the Americas to Oceania, across Europe and Asia, each event is an opportunity to showcase its solutions, build partnerships, and reinforce the role of Brazilian technology in shaping the future of steel.

Brazilian Innovation with International Recognition

INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION

BRICS Awards

Recognized as a symbol of industrial innovation and technological development applied to sustainability.

FIRST BRAZILIAN COMPANY

LeadIT

The first Brazilian company to join the Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT), a global initiative that brings together organizations committed to actions aligned with the Paris Agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

First Commercial Plant in Marabá, Pará, Brazil

Currently under construction, the facility will integrate key stages of the Tecnored process for the production of briquettes, biocarbon, and pig iron.

  • Briquetting units for iron ore and coal briquette production
  • Carbonization plant for biocarbon production
  • Tecnored Furnace for pig iron production

Tecnored's Timeline

1987–1999
Development of the Modular Furnace
2000–2011
Construction of the Pilot Furnace
2008–2009
Aço Villares S/A (now Gerdau) and BNDES acquire shares in Tecnored / Vale acquires a 38% stake in Tecnored
2011
Startup of the Industrial Demonstration Plant (IDP)
2012
Commissioning of the Industrial Demonstration Plant (IDP)
2013
Process validation testing campaign
2014
Vale acquires 100% ownership of Tecnored
2016–2017
Search for new funding and partnerships to support continued technology development
2018
Six-month campaign confirms the economic viability of the Tecnored Furnace and Briquettes
2019
Successful testing of briquettes containing 50% biomass
2020
Basic Engineering (FEL3) for the Tecnored Plant in Pará and Carbonization Technology Development
2021
Environmental license obtained for the Tecnored Plant in Pará
2022
Inauguration of the Biomass Carbonization Plant
2023
Start of detailed engineering for the infrastructure of the Tecnored Plant in Pará
2024
Start of civil construction works for the Tecnored Plant in Pará and First agglomeration plant using Tecnored's extrusion process

Shareholder

Vale S.A.

Originally established on June 1, 1942 as the state-owned Companhia Vale do Rio Doce, Vale became a private company ranking among the largest miners in the world. Vale is a global mining company, transforming natural resources into prosperity and sustainable development. Headquartered in Brazil and present in about 30 countries, we employ approximately 125,000 people between direct employees and permanent contractors.

In addition to mining, we work with logistics – railways, ports, terminals and state-of-the-art infrastructure –, energy, and steel making.

http://www.vale.com/en/pages/default.aspx

Innovation only matters when it creates positive impact

Our solutions transform industries, benefit people, and contribute to building a more sustainable future. By redesigning how we make steel, we redesign how we build our world—together.

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Bio-Briquette for Cokemaking

Enables the use of biomass in coke production, contributing to CO₂ emissions reduction without compromising coke quality for blast furnace operations.

Improves density and cokemaking productivity while reducing CO₂ emissions by up to 11%.

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Bio-Briquette for Cokemaking

Permite a inserção de biomassa na produção de coque, contribuindo para a redução de emissões de CO₂ sem comprometer a qualidade do coque para altos-fornos.

Aumenta a densidade e a produtividade. Reduz o CO₂ em até 11%.