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SSAB gets $139M from European Commission for decarb

Written by Ethan Bernard

October 21, 2024

Sweden’s SSAB has been awarded €128 million ($139 million) by the European Commission (EC) for the steelmaker’s efforts at decarbonization.

The EC said the aid is in support of SSAB’s project transition from the current coal-based steel production process in Luleå, in northern Sweden, to a nearly zero carbon emission system.

The operation will use an electric-arc furnace (EAF), and there will be equipment for secondary metallurgy and a caster.

The EC’s support is expected to accelerate the project by three years, with the new project slated to start producing “green steel” by 2029. The mill will have an annual capacity of 2.5 million metric tons of green slabs.

“This will contribute to the greening of the steel value chain, in line with the EU’s target of climate neutrality by 2050. At the same time, the measure ensures that competition is not distorted,” Margrethe Vestager, EVP in charge of competition policy, said in a statement on Oct. 20.

Ethan Bernard

Ethan Bernard is a reporter and editor for Steel Market Update. He previously worked for American Metal Market as a copy editor in the New York office for two years starting in 2008. Later, he copy edited AMM’s monthly magazine on a freelance basis from 2015 until 2017. With experience in financial copywriting and textbook publishing, he holds a BA in Comparative Literature from UC Berkeley, and an MFA. in Creative Writing from New York University. He can be reached at ethan@steelmarketupdate.com or 724-759-7871.

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