SSAB Raahe steel plant
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SSAB Raahe steel plant, also known as Raahen terästehdas, Raahe Steel Works, is a blast furnace-basic oxygen furnace (BF-BOF) steel plant operating in Raahe, North Ostrobothnia, Finland.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Raahe, North Ostrobothnia, Finland:
- Location: Rautaruukintie 155, 92100 Raahe, Finland
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 64.651111, 24.418544 (exact)
Background
SSAB Raahe plant began operations in 1964.[1] In January 2022, SSAB announced its plan to convert the SSAB Raahe 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.[2] It is unclear if the plant's capacity will change. SSAB plans to bring fossil-free steel to the steel market by 2026 through operations at the SSAB Oxelösund steel plant.[2]
Table 1: General Plant Details==
| Plant status | Start date | Workforce size |
|---|---|---|
| operating[3] | 1964[3] | 2500[4] |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Parent company | Parent company PermID | Owner | Owner company PermID |
|---|---|---|---|
| SSAB AB [100%][3] | 4295889873 [100%] | SSAB AB[3] | 4295889873 |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | ISO 14001 | Main production equipment | Detailed production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| semi-finished; finished rolled[3] | hot rolled, coiled; billets[3] | 2021[5] | blast furnace (BF) and basic oxygen furnace (BOF)[3] | coking plant; 1 BOF (BOF-BF production planned to be transitioned to EAF production by 2030)[6][3][7] |
Table 4: Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum):
| Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|
| 2600 TTPA[8] | 2600 TTPA |
Table 5: Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum):
| Blast furnace capacity | Nominal iron capacity (total) |
|---|---|
| 2600 TTPA[9] | 2600 TTPA |
Table 6: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Sinter | Coke |
|---|---|
| >0 TTPA[10] | >0 TTPA[3] |
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Phase | Plant status | Announced date | Start date | Pre-retirement announcement date | Retired date | Workforce size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | Operating[11] | – | 1964[11] | – | – | 2500[12] |
| Closure | Operating pre-retirement[13] | – | –[14] | 2022-01[13] | 2030 | – |
| Expansion | Announced[13] | 2022-01[13][15] | 2030[14] | – | – | – |
Table 2: 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 | SSAB AB [100%] | 4295889873 [100%] | E100001010360 [10.5%]; E100000001640 [6.3%] | SSAB AB[11] | 4295889873 | E100000001651 |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Phase | Steel product category | Steel products | ISO 14001 | Main production equipment | Detailed production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | semi-finished; finished rolled[11] | hot rolled, coiled; billets[11] | 2021[16] | BF, BOF[11] | coking plant; 1 BOF (BOF-BF production planned to be transitioned to EAF production by 2030)[11][17][15] |
| Closure | semi-finished; finished rolled[11] | hot rolled, coiled; billets[11] | – | BF, BOF[11] | BOF-BF production to be transitioned to EAF by 2030[15] |
| Expansion | semi-finished; finished rolled[11] | hot rolled, coiled; billets[11] | – | EAF[13] | EAF, rolling mill[13] |
Table 4: Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Phase | Capacity operating status* | Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity | Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | operating | – | – | – |
| Closure | operating pre-retirement | 2600 TTPA[18] | – | 2600 TTPA[18] |
| Expansion | announced | – | 2600 TTPA[13] | 2600 TTPA[13] |
Table 5: Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Phase | Capacity operating status* | Blast furnace capacity | Sponge iron/DRI capacity | Nominal iron capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | operating | – | – | – |
| Closure | operating pre-retirement | 2600 TTPA[19][19] | – | 2600 TTPA[19][19] |
| Expansion | announced | – | >0 TTPA | >0 TTPA |
Table 6: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Phase | Sinter | Coke |
|---|---|---|
| Main plant | >0 TTPA[20] | >0 TTPA[11] |
| Closure | – | – |
| Expansion | – | – |
Blast Furnace Details
Table 7: Blast Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Announced date | Construction date | Start date | Retired date | Furnace manufacturer and model | Current size | Current capacity (ttpa) | Decarbonization technology | Most recent relining |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | operating pre-retirement[12] | unknown | unknown | 1964[21] | 2030[22] | – | – | 1300[19] | unknown | 2023-01[23] |
| 2 | operating pre-retirement[12] | unknown | unknown | 1976[21] | 2040[22] | Paul Wurth (parts)[24] | 8 meters (hearth diameter)[25] | 1300[19] | unknown | 2019-03[26][27] |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
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