According to AI News, according to the official WeChat account of BHP Billiton Group, BHP Billiton and China Baowu Iron and Steel Group Co., Ltd. (China Baowu) have recently jointly launched a direct reduced iron (DRI) industrial scale experimental cooperation project at their Zhanjiang steel production base (Baowu Zhanjiang). During the experiment, both parties will rely on the newly launched million ton hydrogen based vertical furnace in Baowu Zhanjiang to use BHP Billiton iron ore for ore blending and production of direct reduced iron, and evaluate its performance in subsequent steelmaking process applications.