GravitHy Kristinestad iron plant

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GravitHy Kristinestad iron plant, also known as GravitHy Finland, is a steel plant in Kristinestad, Ostrobothnia, Finland that operates direct reduced iron (DRI) technology.

Location

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  • Location: Kristinestad, Ostrobothnia, Finland
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 62.273929, 21.379356 (approximate)

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Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Announced date Start date Workforce size Power source
2023-05[1] 2030[2] 400[3] Carbon free[3]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company PermID Parent GEM entity ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner GEM entity ID
small shareholder(s) not applicable E100001015587 GravitHy [100%][4] 5083361782 E100001012048 [100%]

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Main production equipment
crude[4] HBI, DRI[4] DRI

Table 4: 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 Sponge iron/DRI capacity Nominal iron capacity (total)
announced 2000[5] 2000[5]

Table 5: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

Sinter Pellets
NF NF

Unit Details

Table 6: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details

Unit name Status Announced date Start date Furnace type Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown DRI (1) announced[4] 2023-05[1] 2030[2] not found 2000[5]

Table 7: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Reductant Details

Unit name Current or initial reductant Gas reductant Current or initial hydrogen reductant color
unknown DRI (1) gas[2] hydrogen[2] green[2]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240217013821/https://www.linkedin.com/posts/gravithy_kristinestad-finland-gravithy-activity-7103039987331289088-_GvT/. Archived from the original on 2024-02-17. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 https://decarbconnect.com/project/plug-kristinestad/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://www.plugpower.com/blog/plug-doing-real-things-kristinestad-finland/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240218075219/https://eghac.com/gravithy-cooperates-with-plug-for-new-green-dri-facility-in-finland/. Archived from the original on 2024-02-18. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240217015758/https://www.innovationnewsnetwork.com/6bn-investment-to-create-three-green-hydrogen-plants-in-finland/33486/. Archived from the original on 2024-02-17. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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