HYBRIT Gallivare sponge iron plant

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HYBRIT Gallivare sponge iron plant is a direct reduced iron (DRI) announced steel plant in Gällivare, Norrbotten, Sweden.

Location

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  • Location: Gallivare, Sweden
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 67.189096, 20.720752 (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

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Project 1
Company SSAB
Company has climate goals? Yes
Location Gällivare, Sweden
Project name HYBRIT
Project website Site
Project scale Full scale
Project status Construction
Year to be online 2026
Technology to be used H-DRI
Technology details ENERGIRON H-DRI + EAF
Iron production capacity (million tonnes per year) 2
Steel production capacity (million tonnes per year) Not stated
CO2 capture (million tonnes CO2 per year) Not applicable
Hydrogen generation capacity(MW) Not applicable
Investment size 4.151
Partners LKAB, Vattenfall
Date of announcement 2021-03-24

Plant Details

Table 2: General Plant Details

Phase Plant status Announced date Start date Power source
Main plant Announced[1] 2021-03[2] 2026[2] fossil-free[2]
Expansion Announced[1] 2021-03[2] 2030[2] fossil-free[2]

Table 3: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Phase State-owned entity status Parent company Parent company PermID Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
Main plant Partial Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara AB [33.3%]; SSAB AB [33.3%]; Vattenfall AB [33.3%] unknown [33.3%]; 4295889873 [33.3%]; unknown [33.3%] E100001010360 [36.8%]; E100001000082 [33.3%]; E100000001640 [2.1%] HYBRIT Development AB[3] 5081417400 E100001010361

Table 4: Process and Products

Phase Steel product category Steel products Main production equipment Detailed production equipment
Main plant crude[4][5] DRI, HBI[4][5] DRI[2] DRI plant[2]
Expansion crude[4][5] DRI, HBI[4][5] DRI[2] DRI plant[2]

Table 5: Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

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Phase Capacity operating status*
Main plant announced
Expansion announced

Table 6: Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

*Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Phase Capacity operating status* Sponge iron/DRI capacity Nominal iron capacity (total)
Main plant announced 1350 TTPA[6][2] 1350 TTPA[6][2]
Expansion announced 1350 TTPA[2] 1350 TTPA[2]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230215224155/https://www.hybritdevelopment.se/en/demonstration-of-hydrogen-based-direct-reduction/. Archived from the original on 15 February 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 https://web.archive.org/web/20221201174716/https://www.ssab.com/en/news/2021/03/hybrit-ssab-lkab-and-vattenfall-to-begin-industrialization-of-future-fossilfree-steelmaking-by-estab. Archived from the original on 01 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125062834/https://www.hybritdevelopment.se/en/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20230601223436/https://lkab.com/en/what-we-do/our-transformation/carbon-free-sponge-iron/. Archived from the original on 01 June 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 (PDF) https://www.estep.eu/assets/Uploads/7-Christer-Ryman-220622-HYBRIT-Development-of-a-fossil-free-iron-and-steelmaking-value-chain.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221007064044/https://greensteelworld.com/hybrit-a-trailblazer-in-steel-industrys-green-revolution. Archived from the original on 07 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

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