Creation of the entity: la Société Internationale Métallique (Canada) Ltée.

Submission of the project notice to the Ministre du Développement durable, de l’Environnement et de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques du Québec

Intensive work conducted on the preliminary feasibility and environmental studies of the Bécancour project, and the project’s financial model

Choice of the appropriate HBI technology, after thorough comparative review of the two primary technologies in use internationally