HYBRIT Gallivare sponge iron plant
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HYBRIT Gallivare sponge iron plant is a steel plant in Gällivare, Norrbotten, Sweden that operates direct reduced iron (DRI) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Gällivare, Norrbotten, Sweden:
- 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
| Project 1 | Project 2 | Project 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Project name | HYBRIT (Phase 1) | Not available | HYBRIT |
| Company | LKAB | LKAB | SSAB |
| Company has climate goals? | Yes | – | Yes |
| Location | Gällivare, Sweden | Malmberget and Kiruna, Sweden | Gällivare, Sweden |
| Project website | Site | Not available | Site |
| Project scale | Demo | R&D partnership | Demo |
| Project status | Construction | Announced | Announced |
| Year to be online | 2026 | 2029 | 2026 |
| Technology to be used | H-DRI | H-DRI | H-DRI |
| Technology details | ENERGIRON H-DRI + EAF | H-DR (only ironmaking) | H-DR |
| Iron production capacity (million tonnes per year) | 1 | 24 | 1 |
| Steel production capacity (million tonnes per year) | Not stated | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| CO2 capture (million tonnes CO2 per year) | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Hydrogen generation capacity (MW) | Not applicable | Not stated | Not stated |
| Investment size (m USD) | 4.151 | 32500 | 1000 |
| Partners | LKAB, Vattenfall | Not stated | LKAB, Vattenfall |
| Date of announcement | 2021-03-24 | 2020-11-22 | 2021-03-24 |
Plant Details
Table 2: General Plant Details
| Announced date | Start date | Power source |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-03[1] | 2026[1] | fossil-free[1] |
Table 3: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| State-owned entity status | Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent company GEM ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner company GEM ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partial | Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara AB; SSAB AB; Vattenfall AB | 4295890254; 4295889873; 4295889865 | E100001010360; E100000001651; E100000001728 | Hybrit Development AB[2] | 5081417400 | E100001010361 |
Table 4: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|
| crude[3][4] | HBI, DRI[3][4] | DRI |
Table 5: Plant-level Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Sponge iron/DRI capacity | Nominal iron capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| announced | 2700[1][5] | 2700[1][5] |
Table 6: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Ferronickel | Sinter |
|---|---|
| NF | NF |
Unit Details
Table 7: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Start date | Current capacity (ttpa) |
|---|---|---|---|
| unknown DRI (1) | announced[1][6] | 2030 | 1350[1] |
| unknown DRI (2) | announced[7] | 2026 | 1350[5][1] |
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Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 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 2022-12-01.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240125062834/https://www.hybritdevelopment.se/en/. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230601223436/https://lkab.com/en/what-we-do/our-transformation/carbon-free-sponge-iron/. Archived from the original on 2023-06-01.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 (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) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20221007064044/https://greensteelworld.com/hybrit-a-trailblazer-in-steel-industrys-green-revolution. Archived from the original on 2022-10-07.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.hybritdevelopment.se/hybrit-sex-ars-forskning-banar-vag-for-fossilfri-jarn-och-staltillverkning-i-industriell-skala/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20241008161546/https://www.arctictoday.com/%25F0%259F%2587%25B8%25F0%259F%2587%25AA-hybrit-lkab-will-be-responsible-for-the-construction-of-the-demonstration-plant-in-gallivare/. Archived from the original on 2024-10-08.
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