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SMS group GmbH
SMS group to build new electric arc furnace for SSAB for fossil-free steel production
SMS group to build new electric arc furnace for SSAB for fossil-free steel pro- duction
• SMS group and SSAB are paving the way for a cleaner, more efficient, and environmen- tally friendly steel industry in Sweden
• SSAB will use an AC-EAF as part of its plan to decarbonize its steelmaking production process
• The new 190-ton EAF will be one of the largest installations in the world
SMS group has secured the contract from Nordic steelmaker SSAB to engineer, deliver and construct a new electric arc furnace (EAF) for steelmaking at SSAB’s site in Oxelösund, Sweden.
The scope of supply includes a 190-ton Alter- nate Current-Electric Arc Furnace (AC-EAF) capable of processing various raw materials, including fossil-free Direct Reduced Iron (DRI) or Hot Briquetted Iron (HBI), and scrap. With an upper shell diameter of 9.3 meters, the new EAF is one of the largest installations in
(Early Illustration of the EAF building in Oxelösund, Sweden. Photo: Lindblad Studio/Tengbom/AplusM).
the world for similar applications, and it will help SSAB to scale up the decarbonization of its production processes.
SSAB is revolutionizing steelmaking with two unique steels with virtually zero fossil carbon emissions: SSAB Fossil-free and SSAB Zero.
SSAB Zero is based on recycled steel and SSAB Fossil-free is based on sponge iron reduced with hydrogen instead of coke coal. Both are heated in EAFs powered by fos- sil-free electricity and other fossil-free fuels. SSAB’s ambition is to be a virtually fossil-free company in around 2030.
SMS will supply all automated features including the slag handling and Eccen-
tric Bottom Tapping (EBT) operations, the advanced electrode control X-Pact® SynReg, which, together with advanced robotics appli- cations, such as the X-Pact® Sampler, ensure operational safety as well as better precision and productivity without human intervention.
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