Tata Steel signs MoU with Germany’s SMS Group to Cut Carbon Emissions

Current Context: Tata Steel Limited and Germany’s SMS group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on decarbonisation of steel making process.

• The companies will conduct a joint industrial demonstration of the EASyMelt technology, developed by SMS group, at a blast furnace in Tata Steel’s Jamshedpur plant with an objective to reduce CO2 emission by more than 50% from blast furnace’s baseline operation.
• Tata Steel has set a goal of achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2045.

Question:

Q.1 Which two companies have signed a MoU to collaborate on decarbonisation of steel making process?
a. Tata Steel and SMS group
b. Tata Steel and ArcelorMittal
c. SMS group and POSCO
d. SMS group and Nippon Steel