Ovako Hofors steel plant

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Ovako Hofors steel plant is a steel plant in Hofors, Gävleborgs, Sweden that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

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Location: Olof Hjorts väg 2, 813 35 Hofors, Sweden
Coordinates (WGS 84): 60.548682, 16.302815 (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	FerroSilva Pilot
Company	FerroSilva
Company has climate goals?	No
Location	Hofors, Sweden
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 (m USD)	3.25
Partners	Ovako, Sandvik Materials Technology, Uddeholm, Sveaskog and Lantmännen
Date of announcement	4/27/2021

Plant Details

Table 2: General Plant Details


Start date	Workforce size	Power source
1916^[1]	1400^[2]	Hitachi Energy^[3]

Table 3: Ownership and Parent Company Information


Parent company	Parent company PermID	Parent GEM entity ID	Owner	Owner company PermID	Owner GEM entity ID
Nippon Steel Corp	4295877313	E100000000652	Ovako AB [100%]^[4]	5000843682	E100000130940 [100%]

Table 4: Process and Products


Steel product category	Steel products	Steel sector end users	ISO 14001	ISO 50001	Main production equipment
semi-finished, finished rolled^[5]	billet, tube^[5]	automotive, energy^[6]	2024-11-01^[7]	2024-11-01^[7]	EAF

Table 5: Plant-level Crude Steel 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	Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity	Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
operating	500^[8]^[9]	500^[8]^[9]

Table 6: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)


Year	EAF production	Other/unknown steel production
2019	unknown	unknown
2020	unknown	unknown
2021	unknown	unknown
2022	unknown	unknown

Unit Details

Table 7: Electric Arc Furnace Details


Unit name	Status	Current capacity (ttpa)	Current size (tonnes)
unknown EAF (1)	operating^[6]	500^[8]^[9]	100.0^[10]^[6]^[8]^[1]

Table 8: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details


Unit name	Scrap-based	% scrap	% DRI	% HBI	% sponge iron (unknown if DRI or HBI)	% basic/merchant pig iron	% granulated pig iron	% pig iron (unknown if basic/merchant or granulated)	% other iron
unknown EAF (1)	yes^[11]	96.00^[11]	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	4.00^[11]

Articles and Resources

Additional data

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References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20201127081631/https://www.viktormacha.com/nejnovejsi/ovako-hofors-3546.html. Archived from the original on 2020-11-27. {{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 2022-01-11. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220318132317/https://www.ovako.com/en/about-ovako/production-sites/. Archived from the original on 2022-03-18. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20231025092706/https://www.ovako.com/en/contact/production-sites/hofors/. Archived from the original on 2023-10-25. {{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 ^8.2 ^8.3 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 2022-03-19. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 ^9.2 https://www.tsg.bz/ovako-puts-safety-first/. {{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 2022-12-07. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
↑ ^11.0 ^11.1 ^11.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240809191209/https://www.ovako.com/globalassets/downloads/sustainability/epd-hofors.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-08-09. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

Resources

[autoref_0-1] 1.0 ^1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20201127081631/https://www.viktormacha.com/nejnovejsi/ovako-hofors-3546.html. Archived from the original on 2020-11-27. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[autoref_1-2] ttps://evolution.skf.com/us/ovako-a-feel-for-steel-3/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[autoref_2-3] ttps://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)

[autoref_3-4] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20220111163004/https://www.ovako.com/en/about-ovako/history/. Archived from the original on 2022-01-11. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[autoref_4-5] 5.0 ^5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220318132317/https://www.ovako.com/en/about-ovako/production-sites/. Archived from the original on 2022-03-18. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[autoref_5-6] 6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20231025092706/https://www.ovako.com/en/contact/production-sites/hofors/. Archived from the original on 2023-10-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[autoref_6-7] 7.0 ^7.1 https://mediabank.ovako.com/search/certificates?query=. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[autoref_7-8] 8.0 ^8.1 ^8.2 ^8.3 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 2022-03-19. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[autoref_8-9] 9.0 ^9.1 ^9.2 https://www.tsg.bz/ovako-puts-safety-first/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[autoref_9-10] ttps://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 2022-12-07. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[autoref_10-11] 11.0 ^11.1 ^11.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240809191209/https://www.ovako.com/globalassets/downloads/sustainability/epd-hofors.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-08-09. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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