The machine, a load carrier for use in mining and quarrying, was put on show at a green steel collaboration event in Gothenburg. Volvo said that more vehicles will follow in 2022 in what will be a series of concept vehicles and components using fossil-free steel from SSAB.
In 2026, SSAB plans to supply the market with fossil-free steel at a commercial scale after a conversion of its Oxelösund blast furnaces into an electric arc furnace and by using HYBRIT technology, which replaces coking coal traditionally needed for iron ore-based steelmaking, with fossil-free electricity and hydrogen. This process is a deciding move toward virtually eliminating carbon dioxide emissions in steel production.
In August 2021, SSAB was able to show the world's first fossil-free steel plate made from hydrogen-reduced iron produced at HYBRIT's pilot plant in Luleå, Sweden. The HYBRIT initiative is a collaboration between SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall, and an essential step toward...