Ovako Hofors steel plant
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Ovako Hofors steel plant is an electric arc furnace (EAF) steel plant operating in Hofors, Gävleborgs, Sweden.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Hofors, Gävleborgs, Sweden:
- Location: Olof Hjorts väg 2, 813 35 Hofors, Sweden
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 60.548682, 16.302815 (exact)
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
| Project 1 | |
|---|---|
| Company | FerroSilva |
| Company has climate goals? | Not applicable for emerging |
| Location | Hofors, Sweden |
| Project name | FerroSilva |
| Project website | Site |
| Project scale | Pilot |
| Project status | Announced |
| Year to be online | 2026 |
| Technology to be used | Biogenic syngas DRI |
| Technology details | Gasification of biomass and reduction of high-value iron ore pellets in a shaft furnace |
| Iron production capacity (million tonnes per year) | 0 |
| Steel production capacity (million tonnes per year) | Not applicable |
| CO2 capture (million tonnes CO2 per year) | Not applicable |
| Hydrogen generation capacity(MW) | Not applicable |
| Investment size | 3.25 |
| Partners | Ovako, Sandvik Materials Technology, Uddeholm, Sveaskog and Lantmännen |
| Date of announcement | 2021-04-27 |
Plant Details
Table 2: General Plant Details
| Plant status | Start date | Workforce size | Power source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating[1] | 1916[2] | 1400[3] | Hitachi Energy[4] |
Table 3: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent company GEM ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner company GEM ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanyo Special Steel Co Ltd [100.0%] | 4295877920 [100%] | E100000130712 [100%] | Ovako AB (publ)[5] | 5000843682 | E100000130940 |
Table 4: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | ISO 14001 | ISO 50001 | Main production equipment | Detailed production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| semi-finished; finished rolled[6] | billet; tube; ring[6] | automotive; energy[1] | 2021[7] | 2021[7] | EAF[8] | 1 EAF (100-tonne); BF-BOF operation began in 1916 through 1978. EAFs began in 1965.[8][9][10][2] |
Table 5: Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status* | Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| operating | 500 TTPA[9] | 500 TTPA[9] |
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20231025092706/https://www.ovako.com/en/contact/production-sites/hofors/. Archived from the original on 25 October 2023.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20201127081631/https://www.viktormacha.com/nejnovejsi/ovako-hofors-3546.html. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://evolution.skf.com/us/ovako-a-feel-for-steel-3/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.hitachienergy.com/us/en/news/features/2023/09/hitachi-energy-supplies-electrical-system-for-the-world-s-first-green-hydrogen-plant-for-heating-steel-before-rolling.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220111163004/https://www.ovako.com/en/about-ovako/history/. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220318132317/https://www.ovako.com/en/about-ovako/production-sites/. Archived from the original on 18 March 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 https://mediabank.ovako.com/search/certificates?query=.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221208003624/https://www.collaboration.ovako.com/en/production/production-sites/. Archived from the original on 08 December 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220319021812/https://www.eurofer.eu/about-steel/learn-about-steel/where-is-steel-made-in-europe/. Archived from the original on 19 March 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20221207041038/https://www.viktormacha.com/galerie/ovako-hofors-hofors/ovako-hofors-100-t-electric-arc-furnace-3543.html. Archived from the original on 07 December 2022.
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