Are you a start-up with ambitious plans to cut industrial emissions?
Are you looking to make a meaningful impact to accelerate decarbonisation in the steel industry?
Are you ready to establish your technology as a market leader and be recognised for driving the transition to low and zero-carbon steelmaking?
Apply here to our accelerator programme and take the next step in scaling your impact.
The XCarb® China Accelerator Programme
In recognition of the unprecedented scale of technologies emerging from China that have the potential to reduce industrial emissions, ArcelorMittal’s XCarb Innovation Fund has launched its third accelerator programme in collaboration with Northeastern University's Energy and Environmental Materials Research Centre (E2MC).
The following domains have been chosen as priorities for this year’s Accelerator Programme:
- Disruption in steel manufacturing
- Carbon capture, utilisation and storage
- Energy storage (long-duration energy storage for industry)
- Waste-to-value (biomass pathways for steel, steel by-product valorisation, and waste heat recovery)
We acknowledge that there is not one method for achieving net-zero and will consider applications in other areas related to steel decarbonisation, including AI for steel optimisation, technologies for steel scrap quality improvement and disruptive hydrogen technologies.
As in the previous editions of the programme, the XCarb® China Accelerator Programme will guide finalists on their pitch to the XCarb® Innovation Fund Investment Committee, for an equity investment or a potential research collaboration. We aim to announce the winner in Q3 2025.