London/Teesside 21 July 2026: Binding Solutions Limited (“BSL” or “the Company”) is delighted to share that Head of Iron Making Technology Peter Warren has been awarded the prestigious Hadfield Medal for his contributions to the iron and steelmaking industries.

The Hadfield Medal is presented in recognition of distinguished work in relation to metallurgical practice, process development, product development, metallurgical understanding or design engineering application of all types of steel.

Throughout his career, Peter has made several important contributions to the iron and steel making industries, particularly in metallurgy, process development, and decarbonisation solutions.

As Head of Iron Making Technology at BSL, Peter is responsible for providing technical and operational solutions to clients and the team. Peter previously held the roles of Development Metallurgist, Blast Furnaces at British Steel Scunthorpe, investigating CO2 reduction options for blast furnaces, and was technical manager of Redcar Blast Furnace under SSI. Peter was also Research Group Manager at the Materials Processing Institute, responsible for project optimisation and for managing the delivery of research projects in the steelmaking industry, and associated sectors.

The letters of support backing Peter’s nomination for the award highlight his consistently inspiring leadership and collaborative attitude to sharing knowledge throughout the industry.

Peter’s commitment to scientific and technical progress has had a lasting impact on iron and steel making across the world. The BSL team is honoured to have had the opportunity to work alongside him for many years.

“Peter is a trusted expert, a collaborative colleague, and a professional who consistently acts with integrity and purpose.” – Dr. Ir. Willemijn Husslage, Principial Technical Marketing IOC at Rio Tinto

“The Hadfield Medal is awarded to individuals who have made notable and lasting contributions to metallurgical technology. Peter Warren’s career represents exactly this kind of achievement: scientifically grounded, industrially transformative, and delivered with a level of expertise that has earned the respect of colleagues across the iron and steel sector.” – Christopher Oswin, CEO at Materials Processing Institute

“Mr. Warren’s experience extends well beyond industrial practice, encompassing numerous published studies and technical papers addressing some of the most critical challenges in modern blast furnace iron making.” – Maycon Athayde, Director of Technical Marketing at Champion Iron

“Peter combines intelligence, patience, and situational awareness, enabling him to contribute meaningfully both to in-depth technical discussions and to informal professional exchanges.” – Dr. ir. Rénard Chaigneau, Senior Manager Technical Marketing at Baffinland Iron Ore

“Peter has a long-standing reputation as the UK’s Blast Furnace guru. Sir Robert Hadfield was a pioneer; Peter is essentially the same and therefore unquestionably deserving of this medal. Peter has contributed significantly to the steel industry, pushing back technical boundaries, whilst educating, challenging and sharing knowledge.” – Jon Stewart, CEO at Binding Solutions

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About Binding Solutions Ltd

Binding Solutions is a fast-growing technology company that has developed a patented process for significantly reducing carbon emissions from steel production. Our Cold Agglomerated Pellets (CAPs) enable reductions of over to 80% in energy usage and 80% in CO2 emissions by replacing sinter and induration processes that account for approximately 15% of the sector’s emissions. Using our CAP technology can also cut capital requirements by 70% vs indurated pellets and reduce process complexity, delivering commercial benefits to iron ore miners, pellet producers and steel makers.

BSL’s technology can also be deployed to monetise waste fines from metals production by converting them into CAPs that can be added back to the furnace. Following successful blast furnace trials with British Steel in June 2025, BSL announced a MoU with the Salzgitter Group to undertake trials of BSL’s CAPs for blast furnace and direct reduction applications.

BSL’s advanced Technology Centre provides full life cycle testing for clients from lab scale to furnace trial. We are able to work with a wide variety of ores and to simulate conditions in all types of production furnaces.

In May 2025, BSL announced the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding to assess the potential for a state-of-the-art iron ore CAP plant at HES International’s HBTR terminal in Rotterdam, the largest dry bulk terminal in Europe.