Blastr Inkoo steel plant
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Blastr Inkoo steel plant is a steel plant in Inkoo, Uusimaa, Finland that operates direct reduced iron (DRI) and electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Inkoo, Uusimaa, Finland:
- Location: Kraftverksvägen 50, 10210 Inkoo, Uusimaa, Finland
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 60.0175, 23.9126 (exact)
Low-emissions/green steelmaking
This steel plant is associated with a green steel project tracked in the Green Steel Tracker. Details about the project are included below.
Table 1: Green Steel Project Details
| Project 1 | |
|---|---|
| Project name | The Blastr Green Steel Project |
| Company | Blastr Green Steel |
| Company has climate goals? | Not applicable for emerging |
| Location | Inkoo, Finland |
| Project website | Site |
| Project scale | Full scale |
| Project status | Announced |
| Year to be online | 2027 |
| Technology to be used | H-DRI |
| Technology details | DRI+EAF, MIDREX H2 |
| Iron production capacity (million tonnes per year) | Not stated |
| Steel production capacity (million tonnes per year) | 2 |
| CO2 capture (million tonnes CO2 per year) | Not applicable |
| Hydrogen generation capacity (MW) | Not applicable |
| Investment size (m USD) | 4271 |
| Partners | Cargill Metals, Primetals Technologies, Lhoist, INTERFER Group, Tesi, Vanir Green Industries |
| Date of announcement | 2023-01-03 |
Plant Details
Table 2: General Plant Details
| Announced date | Start date | Workforce size |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-16[1] | 2026[2] | 1200[3] |
Table 3: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent company GEM ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner company GEM ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanir Green Industries AS | 5083296265 | E100001016242 | Blastr Green Steel AS[4] | 5082554864 | E100000131096 |
Table 4: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|
| finished rolled[3] | cold rolled, hot rolled[3] | automotive, building and infrastructure, energy[2] | DRI; EAF |
Table 5: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| announced | 2500[5] | 2500[5] |
Table 6: Plant-level Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Sponge iron/DRI capacity | Nominal iron capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| announced | 2000[6] | 2000[6] |
Table 7: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Sinter | Pellets |
|---|---|
| NF | NF[7] |
Unit Details
Table 8: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Announced date | Start date | Furnace manufacturer and model | Furnace type | Current capacity (ttpa) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown DRI (1) | announced[3] | 2022-10-16[1] | 2026[3] | Midrex; Primetals Midrex H2[1][1] | shaft furnace[1] | 2000[6] |
Table 9: Electric Arc Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Announced date | Start date | Furnace manufacturer and model | Current capacity (ttpa) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | announced[3] | 2022-10-16[1] | 2026[1] | Primetals[8] | 2500[5] |
Table 10: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details
| Unit name | Scrap-based | % scrap | % DRI |
|---|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | yes[9] | >0[9] | >0[9] |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 https://web.archive.org/web/20240123000356/https://www.blastr.no/Newsroom/Post/?permalink=blastr-green-steel-and-cargill-metals-sign-mou-for-supply-of-green-steel-and-to-advance-decarbonization-of-the-ferrous-supply-chain. Archived from the original on 2024-01-23.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230125071307/https://www.blastr.no/resources/230103-Blastr-press-release-English-final.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-01-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20230105123808/https://www.greencarcongress.com/2023/01/20230105-blastr.html. Archived from the original on 2023-01-05.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240125063334/https://www.blastr.no/News/. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20230114035531/https://balkangreenenergynews.com/green-steel-plant-in-finland-set-to-start-production-in-2026/. Archived from the original on 2023-01-14.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 (PDF) https://www.midrex.com/wp-content/uploads/Midrex-DFM-3rdQtr2024-2.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230127130922/https://www.blastr.no/resources/Blastr-Green-Steel---Animation-2023---EN-+-update-18.1.2032-v2_720.mp4. Archived from the original on 2023-01-27.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.recyclingtoday.com/news/blastr-green-steel-chooses-technological-partner-for-finland-plant/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240123003136/https://www.blastr.no/What/. Archived from the original on 2024-01-23.
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