Forging a low-carbon steel industry
The project plans to replace the coal-based blast furnace technology with direct reduction based on fossil-free hydrogen. HYBRIT looks to produce 1.2 million tonnes of crude steel annually – representing a quarter of Sweden’s overall production. The project is building a first-of-its-kind hydrogen production facility that will produce the sponge iron used in a new electric arc furnace. The resulting high-quality steel made using renewable energy has the potential to avoid emitting as much as 14.3 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent within its first decade of operation.