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SSAB Greenlights Plan to Build EAF Mill

11 April 2024 - SSAB’s board of directors have given the go-ahead on construction of a EUR4.5 billion EAF mini-mill in Luleå, Sweden.

SSAB Begins Search for New CEO

09 April 2024 - SSAB is launching a search for a new chief executive officer as Martin Lindqvist has announced plans to step down.

Primetals Technologies Contracted for Cold Mill Upgrade

27 March 2024 - SSAB has issued the final acceptance certificate on an improvement to its 4-stand tandem cold mill in Hämeenlinna, Finland, and is ready to begin the final phases of the project, according to project contractor Primetals Technologies.

U.S. DRI Projects Receive Federal Support

25 March 2024 - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc., SSAB and Vale will share up to US$1.4 billion in federal funding supporting several proposed decarbonization projects.

Solar Array Brings Clean Energy to SSAB Service Center

15 February 2024 - An SSAB service center in Italy is being run entirely on fossil-fuel-free power after having installed a solar panel array on the roof of its facility, the company reports.

Volvo to Use SSAB Recycled, Near-Net-Zero Primary Steels

04 December 2023 - Volvo will use near-zero emission primary and recycled sheet steel from SSAB in a car program, beginning in 2026.

SSAB Celebrates Start of Work on EAF

29 November 2023 - SSAB has broken ground on a SEK6.2 billion (approximately US$600 million) project to install an electric arc furnace and ancillary equipment at its Oxelösund plant in Sweden.

SSAB, Scania Sign LOI on Low-CO2 Steel

14 November 2023 - SSAB has signed letter of intent with a major customer to decarbonize steel deliveries in 2030, the company has announced.

SSAB Calls Off Development of Hydrogen Reduction Plant

03 November 2023 - SSAB and Finnish energy company Fortum are dropping plans for a hydrogen-reduced sponge iron plant in Raahe, Finland, the steelmaker has said.

Sandvik Secures Green Steel Supply for Mine Hauling Equipment

03 November 2023 - Mining equipment maker Sandvik AB has signed SSAB to supply fossil-fuel-free steel for its loaders and trucks, according to an announcement.

SSAB Strengthens Partnership With Automotive Components Maker

14 July 2023 - Automotive structural components maker KIRCHHOFF Automotive is elevating its relationship with SSAB with respect to reducing carbon dioxide emissions in its supply chain.

SSAB, Fortum to Initiate FEED Study on Hydrogen-Based Sponge Iron Plant

05 June 2023 - SSAB and Finnish energy company Fortum will undertake a front-end engineering design of a potential industrial-scale, hydrogen-reduced sponge iron plant, the companies have announced.

SSAB to Proceed With EAF Installation

02 June 2023 - SSAB’s board of directors has greenlighted construction of an electric arc furnace at its Oxelösund mill, a SEK6.2 billion (US$575.6 million) investment that is projected to reduced Sweden’s national CO2 output by 3%.

SSAB Looks to Put Waste Heat to Use

07 May 2023 - SSAB will study a potential new use for waste heat from its Hämeenlinna works in Finland – residential home heating.

Primetals Technologies Receives Final OK on Mill Stand Upgrade

11 April 2023 - Primetals Technologies has received the final acceptance certificate for upgrades it made to a mill stand Nordic plant.

SSAB Introduces a Green Steel, and New Growth Targets

28 March 2023 - SSAB has unveiled a branded steel made from scrap and produced with fossil-fuel-free energy.

Here’s How One Buyer Is Putting Green Steel to Work

17 March 2023 - A Pennsylvania producer of limestone, sand asphalt and aggregates has become the first North American buyer of a construction vehicle made from fossil-fuel-free steel, according to an announcement from Volvo Construction Equipment.

SSAB Finds Another Taker for Fossil-Fuel-Free Steel

06 March 2023 - Automotive brake components maker Meneta Group has committed to buying fossil-fuel-free steels from SSAB, the companies have announced.

SSAB to Explore Sustainable Quicklime Use in Steel Production

16 February 2023 - SSAB, a Swedish technology company and a limestone producer will conduct preliminary research on incorporating sustainably produced quicklime into SSAB's steelmaking process.