SSAB Raahe steel plant

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SSAB Raahe steel plant, also known as Raahen terästehdas, Raahe Steel Works, is a steel plant in Raahe, North Ostrobothnia, Finland 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 Raahe, North Ostrobothnia, Finland:

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• Location: Rautaruukintie 155, 92100 Raahe, Finland
• Coordinates (WGS 84): 64.651111, 24.418544 (exact)

Background

SSAB Raahe plant began operations in 1964. 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. 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.

Table 1: General Plant Details==

Plant status	Start date	Workforce size
operating	1964	2500

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company	Parent company PermID	Owner	Owner company PermID
SSAB AB [100%]	4295889873 [100%]	SSAB AB	4295889873

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category	Steel products	ISO 14001	Main production equipment	Detailed production equipment
semi-finished; finished rolled	hot rolled, coiled; billets	2021	blast furnace (BF) and basic oxygen furnace (BOF)	coking plant; 1 BOF (BOF-BF production planned to be transitioned to EAF production by 2030)

Table 4: Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum):

Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity	Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
2600 TTPA	2600 TTPA

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

Blast furnace capacity	Nominal iron capacity (total)
2600 TTPA	2600 TTPA

Table 6: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

Sinter	Coke
>0 TTPA	>0 TTPA

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

All references for the above data are available in the Green Steel Tracker.

	Project 1
Project name	HYBRIT finland
Company	SSAB
Company has climate goals?	Yes
Location	Raahe, Finland
Project website	Site
Project scale	Full scale
Project status	Announced
Year to be online	2030
Technology to be used	BF-BOF to EAF
Technology details	BF/BOF to scrap-EAF conversion
Iron production capacity (million tonnes per year)	Not stated
Steel production capacity (million tonnes per year)	Not stated
CO2 capture (million tonnes CO2 per year)	Not applicable
Hydrogen generation capacity (MW)	Not stated
Investment size (m USD)	Not stated
Partners	LKAB, Vattenfall
Date of announcement	2019-12-04

Plant Details

Table 2: General Plant Details

Start date	Workforce size
1964	2500

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	4295889873	E100000001651

Table 4: Process and Products

Steel product category	Steel products	ISO 14001	ISO 50001	Responsible steel	Main production equipment
semi-finished, finished rolled	billet, coil, hot rolled	2024-08-19	no	no	BF; DRI; BOF; EAF

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

¹Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.

Capacity operating status1	Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity	Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity	Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
announced	–	2600	2600
operating pre-retirement	2600	–	2600

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

¹Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.

Capacity operating status1	Blast furnace capacity	Sponge iron/DRI capacity	Nominal iron capacity (total)
announced	–	0	0
operating pre-retirement	2600	–	2600

Table 7: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

Ferronickel	Sinter	Coke	Pellets
NF	0	>0	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	2155	unknown	2155
2023	2298	–	2298

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 capacity (ttpa)	Decarbonization technology	Most recent relining
BF 1	operating pre-retirement	1964	2030	–	1300	unknown	2023-01
BF 2	operating pre-retirement	1976	2040	Paul Wurth (parts)	1300	unknown	2019-03

Table 11: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details

Unit name	Status	Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown DRI (1)	announced	0

Table 12: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name	Status	Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown EAF (1)	announced	2600

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	>0	>0	unknown	>0

Table 14: Basic Oxygen Furnace Details

Unit name	Status	Retired date	Current capacity (ttpa)	Current size
unknown BOF (1)	operating pre-retirement	2030	2600	125.0 tonnes

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