Steel News

SSAB to Proceed With EAF Installation

02 June 2023 - SSAB’s board of directors has greenlighted construction of an electric arc furnace at its Oxelösund mill, a SEK6.2 billion (US$575.6 million) investment that is projected to reduced Sweden’s national CO2 output by 3%.

SSAB Looks to Put Waste Heat to Use

07 May 2023 - SSAB will study a potential new use for waste heat from its Hämeenlinna works in Finland – residential home heating.

Primetals Technologies Receives Final OK on Mill Stand Upgrade

11 April 2023 - Primetals Technologies has received the final acceptance certificate for upgrades it made to a mill stand Nordic plant.

SSAB Introduces a Green Steel, and New Growth Targets

28 March 2023 - SSAB has unveiled a branded steel made from scrap and produced with fossil-fuel-free energy.

Here’s How One Buyer Is Putting Green Steel to Work

17 March 2023 - A Pennsylvania producer of limestone, sand asphalt and aggregates has become the first North American buyer of a construction vehicle made from fossil-fuel-free steel, according to an announcement from Volvo Construction Equipment.

SSAB Finds Another Taker for Fossil-Fuel-Free Steel

06 March 2023 - Automotive brake components maker Meneta Group has committed to buying fossil-fuel-free steels from SSAB, the companies have announced.

SSAB to Explore Sustainable Quicklime Use in Steel Production

16 February 2023 - SSAB, a Swedish technology company and a limestone producer will conduct preliminary research on incorporating sustainably produced quicklime into SSAB's steelmaking process.

Swedish Producer Restarts Blast Furnace

01 February 2023 - SSAB has joined the list of European steel producers who have relit idled blast furnaces in recent weeks, reports Fastmarkets MB.

SSAB Wraps Electrical Equipment Upgrade

17 January 2023 - SSAB recently completed an upgrade to its Montpelier, Iowa, mill, making an improvement to the rectifier serving the facility’s DC electric arc furnace, the contractor on the project has said.

SSAB Partners With Service Center on Green Steel Distribution

11 January 2023 - Swedish service center operator Stena Stål has signed a letter of intent with SSAB to distribute the steelmaker’s fossil-fuel-free steel, becoming the first external supplier of the product.

Volvo’s First Electric and Fossil-Free Steel Trucks Now in Production

16 November 2022 - The first of Volvo’s heavy-duty electric trucks, some of which are being built with fossil-free steel, have rolled off the assembly line, the company reports.

HYBRIT Hydrogen Storage Facility Is Up and Running

27 September 2022 - The first of its kind for storing fossil-free hydrogen gas, the rock cavern storage facility in Luleå, Sweden, is now operational, SSAB announced.

SSAB, Oshkosh Team Up on Fossil-Fuel-Free Steel Applications

20 September 2022 - U.S.-based specialty truck and equipment maker Oshkosh Corp. is partnering with SSAB to use fossil-fuel-free steel in commercial vehicles.

SSAB Finds Its First U.S. Taker for Fossil-Free Steel

21 June 2022 - U.S.-based automotive body structures supplier Shape Corp. will trial SSAB’s fossil-fuel-free steel in certain parts, the steelmaker has announced.

SSAB Marks Opening of Pilot-Scale Hydrogen Storage Facility

15 June 2022 - SSAB and its partners in its fossil-free steelmaking initiative are inaugurating an underground hydrogen storage facility, marking the start of a two-year trial.

SSAB to Help Build Fossil-Free-Steel Heat Exchanger

31 May 2022 - SSAB will collaborate with heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling specialist Alfa Laval on building the world’s first heat exchanger to made from fossil-free steel, the steelmaker has said.

SSAB Teams With Polestar to Develop 100% Climate-Neutral Car

23 February 2022 - SSAB will join forces with Swedish electric vehicle manufacturer Polestar to help create the world’s first truly climate-neutral car, the company announced today.

SSAB Plans SEK 45 Billion Investment to Accelerate Green Transformation

31 January 2022 - Last week SSAB laid out an aggressive new decarbonization strategy that, if implemented, would allow the steelmaker to eliminate most of its carbon emissions by 2030.

Here’s What the World’s First Vehicle Made With Fossil-Free Steel Looks Like

13 October 2021 - Volvo Group have unveiled the design for the world’s first vehicle built from fossil fuel–free steel.

Finnish Government Takes Over Control of SSAB Shares

15 September 2021 - The government of Finland on Tuesday announced it will be taking direct control over shares in the Swedish steel producer in a move toward carbon neutrality.