SSAB Oxelösund steel plant

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SSAB Oxelösund steel plant is a steel plant in Oxelösund, Södermanlands, Sweden that operates electric arc furnace (EAF), basic oxygen furnace (BOF), and blast furnace (BF) technology.

Location

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  • Location: SE-613 80 Oxelösund, Sweden
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 58.670789, 17.127786 (exact)

Background

SSAB aims to convert the SSAB Oxelösund steel plant blast furnace (BF) to a 100% renewables-based hydrogen direct reduced iron (H-DRI) and electric arc furnace (EAF) facility by 2025.[1] SSAB plans to bring fossil-free steel to the steel market by 2026 through operations at the SSAB Oxelösund steel plant.[1]

Ownership Tree

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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

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Project 1
Project name SSAB Oxelösund Mini-Mill
Company SSAB
Company has climate goals? Yes
Location Oxelösund, Sweden
Project website Site
Project scale Full scale
Project status Construction
Technology to be used BF-BOF to EAF
Technology details EAF using HBI and scrap
Iron production capacity (million tonnes per year) Not applicable
Steel production capacity (million tonnes per year) 1
CO2 capture (million tonnes CO2 per year) Not applicable
Hydrogen generation capacity (MW) Not applicable
Investment size (m USD) 555.763
Partners LKAB
Date of announcement 12/23/2020

Plant Details

Table 2: General Plant Details

Start date Workforce size Power source
1913[2] 2400[3] "SSAB has...guaranteed the supply of sufficient clean electricity [for its EAF]"[4]

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 SSAB AB [100.0%] 4295889873 [100.0%] E100000001651 [100.0%] SSAB AB [100%][2] 4295889873 E100000001651 [100%]

Table 4: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Steel sector end users ISO 14001 ISO 50001 Responsible steel Main production equipment
crude, semi-finished, finished rolled[2] coke, structural, plate[2] automotive, energy, transport[5] 2024-08-19[6] no[6] no BF; EAF; BOF

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 Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
construction – 1500[7] 1500[7]
operating pre-retirement 1500[5][7] – 1500[5][7]

Table 6: 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 Blast furnace capacity Nominal iron capacity (total)
operating pre-retirement 1550[8][9] 1550[8][9]

Table 7: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

Ferronickel Sinter Coke Pellets
NF NF NF NF

Table 8: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year BOF production Other/unknown steel production Total (all routes)
2019 unknown unknown –
2020 unknown unknown –
2021 unknown unknown –
2022 1243[10] unknown[10] 1243[10]
2023 929[11] –[11] 929[11]
2024 848[11] –[11] 848[11]

Table 9: Actual Plant-level Crude Iron Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year BF production Other/unknown iron production
2019 unknown unknown
2020 unknown unknown
2021 unknown unknown
2022 unknown unknown
2023 unknown –
2024 unknown –

Unit Details

Table 10: Blast Furnace Details

Unit name Status Start date Retired date Furnace manufacturer and model Current size Current capacity (ttpa) Decarbonization technology Most recent relining
BF 2 operating pre-retirement[3] 1952[12] 2027[13][14][15][16] Paul Wurth[17] 760.0 m3[9] 550[9][8] unknown 1996[9]
BF 4 operating pre-retirement[3] 1961[12] 2027[13][14][15][16] Kölsch-Fölzer Werke; Paul Wurth (parts)[18][17] 1339.0 m3[9] 1000[9][8] unknown 2011[19]

Table 11: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name Status Announced date Construction date Start date Furnace manufacturer and model Current capacity (ttpa) Current size (tonnes)
unknown EAF (1) construction[20] 2021 2023-11-28 2027[14] SMS Group[21] 1500[7] 190.0[5][22]

Table 12: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details

Unit name Scrap-based % scrap % DRI % HBI % sponge iron (unknown if DRI or HBI)
unknown EAF (1) yes[23] 50.00[24][25] >0[24] >0[24] 50.00[24]

Table 13: Basic Oxygen Furnace Details

Unit name Status Retired date Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown BOF (1) operating pre-retirement[7] 2027[14] 1500[5][7]

Articles and Resources

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 First in fossil-free steel. Using HYBRIT Technology, SSAB, Retrieved on: May 14, 2021
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220318082217/https://www.ssab.com/company/about-ssab/our-business/sites-all-over-the-world. Archived from the original on 2022-03-18. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220705152307/https://www.ssab.com/en/company/about-ssab/our-business/sites-all-over-the-world. Archived from the original on 2022-07-05. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ https://gmk.center/en/news/ssab-to-install-electric-arc-furnace-at-uxelsund-plant-by-2026/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20240111013633/https://www.ssab.com/en/company/sustainability/sustainability-documents. Archived from the original on 2024-01-11. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20130926154256/http://www.ssab.com:80/Search/?. Archived from the original on 2013-09-26. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 https://web.archive.org/web/20230102212455/https://www.ssab.com/en/company/sustainability/first-in-fossil-free-steel/timeline. Archived from the original on 2023-01-02. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 https://www.argusmedia.com/en/news/2000927-ssab-europe-to-idle-another-nordic-blast-furnace. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220709214726/http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:7617/FULLTEXT01.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-07-09. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 (PDF) https://www.ssab.com/-/media/files/company/investors/annual-reports/2024/ssab_annual_report_2024.pdf?m=20250320120634. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221127183328/https://www.viktormacha.com/galerie/ssab-oxelosund-oxelosund-360/. Archived from the original on 2022-11-27. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20260113224914/https://www.ssab.com/en/news/2025/03/new-electric-arc-furnace-in-ssab-oxelsund-will-shorten-ssab-zero-lead-times. Archived from the original on 2026-01-13. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 https://www.steelorbis.com/steel-news/latest-news/ssabdelays-launch-of-oxelosund-eaf-project-net-profit-rises-in-q3-2025-1416193.htm. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221202085600/https://www.ssab.com/en/news/2018/08/blast-furnace-shutdown-in-oxelsund. Archived from the original on 2022-12-02. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240916182130/https://www.ssab.com/en/news/2022/03/ssabs-annual-report-2021-published. Archived from the original on 2024-09-16. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220929093913/https://www.paulwurth.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Brochure-Refractory-and-Engineering-Hot-Blast-Stoves-en.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-09-29. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  18. ↑ https://m.facebook.com/VIKTORMACHA.INDUSTRIAL/photos/a.311585254299/10157790004419300/?type=3&_rdr. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  19. ↑ https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/SSAB-AB-6491386/news/SSAB-Decides-to-Shut-Down-Blast-Furnace-Operations-at-SSAB-Special-Steels-Mill-in-Oxelosund-34594679/ https://www.lizmontagens.com/en/references/70-iron-and-steel, https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/SSAB-AB-6491386/news/SSAB-Decides-to-Shut-Down-Blast-Furnace-Operations-at-SSAB-Special-Steels-Mill-in-Oxelosund-34594679/. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  22. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240111043208/https://www.aist.org/news/steel-news/2023/november/27-nov-1-dec-2023/ssab-celebrates-start-of-work-on-eaf. Archived from the original on 2024-01-11. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 24.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240906190230/https://www.ssab.com/en/news/2023/06/ssab-invests-in-green-transformation-of-production-in-oxelsund. Archived from the original on 2024-09-06. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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