Here’s a short Department of Energy discussion of the research plans for this technology (2016). https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/05/f32/Flash%20I

Here’s a short Department of Energy discussion of the research plans for this technology (2016). https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/05/f32/Flash%20Ironmaking%20Process.pdf https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/05/f32/Flash%20... So ostensibly there are some other updates to be expected in US manufacturing. But it would be a pretty major change in the way steel is produced, if it can be scaled up. And it enables the production of steel without coal/coke.