HYBRIT Gallivare sponge iron plant is a steel plant in Gällivare, Norrbottens, Sweden that operates direct reduced iron (DRI) technology.
Location The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Gällivare, Norrbottens, Sweden:
Location: Gallivare, SwedenCoordinates (WGS 84 ): 67.189096, 20.720752 (exact)Ownership Tree This ownership tree is part of the Global Energy Ownership Tracker , a project of Global Energy Monitor.
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
LKAB HYBRIT (Phase 1) Gällivare
Company
LKAB
Company has climate goals?
Yes
Location
Gällivare, Sweden
Project website
Site
Project scale
Demo
Project status
Construction
Year to be online
2026
Technology to be used
H-DRI
Technology details
ENERGIRON H-DRI + EAF
Iron production capacity (million tonnes per year)
1
Steel production capacity (million tonnes per year)
Not stated
CO2 capture (million tonnes CO2 per year)
Not applicable
Hydrogen generation capacity (MW)
Not applicable
Investment size (m USD)
4.151
Partners
LKAB, Vattenfall
Date of announcement
3/24/2021
Plant Details Table 2: General Plant Details
Announced date
Start date
Power source
2021-03[ 1]
2028[ 2]
fossil-free[ 1]
Table 3: Ownership and Parent Company Information
State-owned entity status
Parent company
Parent company PermID
Parent GEM entity ID
Owner
Owner company PermID
Owner GEM entity ID
Partial
Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara AB [33.3%]; SSAB AB [33.3%]; Vattenfall AB [33.3%]
4295890254 [33.3%]; 4295889873 [33.3%]; 4295889865 [33.3%]
E100001010360 [33.3%]; E100000001651 [33.3%]; E100000001728 [33.3%]
Hybrit Development AB [100%][ 3]
5081417400
E100001010361 [100%]
Table 4: Process and ProductsTable 5: Plant-level Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
1 Please 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
2700[ 1] [ 6]
2700[ 1] [ 6]
Table 6: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)Unit Details Table 7: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details
Unit name
Status
Start date
Furnace manufacturer and model
Furnace type
Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown DRI (1)
announced[ 1] [ 7]
2030
Tenova; Danieli Energiron[ 8] [ 8]
shaft furnace[ 8]
1350[ 1]
unknown DRI (2)
announced[ 9]
2028[ 2]
Tenova; Danieli Energiron[ 8] [ 8]
shaft furnace[ 8]
1350[ 6] [ 1]
Table 8: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Reductant Details
Unit name
Current or initial reductant
Gas reductant
Current or initial hydrogen reductant color
unknown DRI (1)
gas[ 10]
hydrogen[ 10]
green[ 8]
unknown DRI (2)
gas[ 8]
hydrogen[ 8]
green[ 8]
Articles and Resources Additional data To access additional data, including an interactive map of steel plants, a downloadable dataset, and summary data, please visit the Global Iron and Steel Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.
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