Green Steel - non-fossil energy steel

    (Energy, January 4, 2022) Since the successful delivery of the world's first non-fossil energy steel in the third quarter of 2021, the global high-strength special steel manufacturer Swedish Steel Group has vigorously promoted the application of this future-oriented green innovation. . Up to now, the non-fossil energy steel produced by SSAB has been supplied to Volvo, Mercedes-Benz, Cargotec and many other world-renowned companies. In recent years, SSAB has continued to make efforts in the field of green steel. As early as 2016, SSAB jointly launched the HYBRIT project with LKAB and Vattenfall to reduce iron ore using hydrogen without fossil fuels. In July 2021, the HYBRIT pilot plant has completed the trial production of sponge iron. The technological breakthrough of the HYBRIT project has enabled the steelmaking process to reduce carbon emissions by around 90%, making it a decisive step on the road to non-fossil energy steel.
    As the global economy continues to recover and efforts to become carbon neutral increase, non-fossil energy steels will play an even more important role. SSAB plans to supply non-fossil energy steel to the market in 2026, which will be a major milestone in SSAB's goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2045. SSAB regards sustainable development as the cornerstone of future business success, and will also help users and the steel industry to accelerate green transformation through innovative technologies and products.