SSAB Luleå steel plant
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SSAB Luleå steel plant is a steel plant in Luleå, Norrbotten, Sweden that operates blast furnace (BF), basic oxygen furnace (BOF), electric arc furnace (EAF), and direct reduced iron (DRI) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Luleå, Norrbotten, Sweden:
- Location: SE-971 88 Luleå, Sweden
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 65.559719, 22.219699 (exact)
Background
The SSAB Lulea steel plant — then owned and built by the government — began operating in 1941 using BF and BOF technology. In 1973, a second blast furnace became operational.[1]
In 2013, two contractors working on the site fell into a cistern of tar and died.[2]
In 2020, SSAB announced the start of its HYBRIT (fossil-free steel-making technology) pilot plant for sponge iron at Luleå, which was a joint venture with LKAB and Vattenfall.[1]
SSAB aims to convert the SSAB Luleå steel plant blast furnace (BF) to a 100% renewables-based hydrogen direct reduced iron (H-DRI) and electric arc furnace (EAF) facility between 2030-2040.[3] SSAB plans to bring fossil-free steel to the steel market by 2026 through operations at the SSAB Oxelösund steel plant.[3] SSAB also aims to make 1.5 million tonnes of "fossil-free steel" a year as of 2026, compared to its current production of 7.5 million tonnes a year.[4]
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 | HYBRIT |
| Company | SSAB |
| Company has climate goals? | Yes |
| Location | Luleå, Sweden |
| Project website | Site |
| Project scale | Pilot |
| Project status | Announced |
| Year to be online | 2021 |
| Technology to be used | H-DRI |
| Technology details | H-DR |
| Iron production capacity (million tonnes per year) | Not stated |
| Steel production capacity (million tonnes per year) | Not applicable |
| CO2 capture (million tonnes CO2 per year) | Not applicable |
| Hydrogen generation capacity (MW) | Not stated |
| Investment size (m USD) | 150 |
| Partners | LKAB, Vattenfall |
| Date of announcement | 2021-04-07 |
Plant Details
Table 2: General Plant Details
| Start date | Workforce size |
|---|---|
| 1941[5] | 1200[6] |
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 | SSAB AB | 4295889873 | E100000001651 | SSAB AB[5] | 4295889873 | E100000001651 |
Table 4: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | ISO 14001 | ISO 50001 | Responsible steel | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| crude, semi-finished, finished rolled[5] | coke, slab, castings[5] | automotive, energy, transport[7] | 2024-08-19[8] | no[8] | no | BF; DRI; BOF; EAF |
Table 5: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity | Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|---|
| announced | – | 2500[6][9][10][11] | 2500[6][9][10][11] |
| operating | – | 13[12][13][14] | 13[12][13][14] |
| operating pre-retirement | 2300[6] | – | 2300[6] |
Table 6: Plant-level Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Blast furnace capacity | Sponge iron/DRI capacity | Nominal iron capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|---|
| operating | – | 9[15] | 9[15] |
| operating pre-retirement | 2555[16][5] | – | 2555[16][5] |
Table 7: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Ferronickel | Sinter | Coke | Pellets |
|---|---|---|---|
| NF | NF | NF | NF |
Table 8: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | BOF production | Other/unknown steel production | Total (all routes) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | unknown | unknown | – |
| 2020 | unknown | unknown | – |
| 2021 | unknown | unknown | – |
| 2022 | 1906[17] | unknown[17] | 1906[17] |
| 2023 | 2033[17] | –[17] | 2033[17] |
Table 9: Actual Plant-level Crude Iron Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | BF production | Other/unknown iron production |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | unknown | unknown |
| 2020 | unknown | unknown |
| 2021 | unknown | unknown |
| 2022 | unknown | unknown |
Unit Details
Table 10: Blast Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Start date | Retired date | Furnace manufacturer and model | Current size | Current capacity (ttpa) | Decarbonization technology | Most recent relining |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BF 3 | operating pre-retirement[6] | 2000[16] | 2030[9][7] | Primetals Technologies[16] | 2540.0[16] | 2555[5][16] | unknown | 2015-08[18] |
Table 11: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Start date | Furnace manufacturer and model | Furnace type | Current capacity (ttpa) | Reductant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown DRI (1) | operating[19] | 2020[15] | Energiron ZR[15] | shaft furnace[15] | 9[15] | hydrogen[15] |
Table 12: Electric Arc Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Start date | Furnace manufacturer and model | Current capacity (ttpa) | Current size (tonnes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | operating[12] | – | – | 13[12][14][13] | 10.0[12][14][13] |
| unknown EAF (2) | announced[9][7] | 2028[11] | AFRY[20] | 1250[9][10][6][11] | –[11] |
| unknown EAF (3) | announced[11] | 2028[11] | AFRY[20] | 1250[11] | –[11] |
Table 13: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details
| Unit name | Scrap-based | % scrap | % DRI | % HBI | % sponge iron (unknown if DRI or HBI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | yes[21][13] | 25.00[13] | >0[21][13] | >0[21][13] | 75.00[21][13] |
| unknown EAF (2) | yes[9] | >0[9] | >0[12][9] | >0[12][9] | – |
| unknown EAF (3) | yes[9] | >0[9] | >0[12][9] | >0[12][9] | – |
Table 14: Basic Oxygen Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Retired date | Furnace manufacturer and model | Current capacity (ttpa) | Current size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOF 1 | operating pre-retirement[9] | 2028[22] | SMS Group[22] | 1150[6] | 130.0 tonnes[22] |
| BOF 2 | operating pre-retirement[9] | 2028[22] | SMS Group[22] | 1150[6] | 130.0 tonnes[22] |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "History". SSAB. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
- ↑ "Fatal accident at Swedish steel plant". IndustriALL. 2013-10-23. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 First in fossil-free steel. Using HYBRIT Technology, SSAB, Retrieved on: May 14, 2021
- ↑ "Reinventing steelmaking for a green revolution". Phys. 2021-11-02. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
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