Hybrit - Fossil-free Iron and Steel
The fossil free pellet production has been developed at LKAB’s pellet plant in Malmberget, Sweden, during 2020-2021. In the pellet plant, bio oil has been used to switch to 100 percent renewable fuel. HYBRIT supplemented LKAB’s existing plant in Malmberget with a special tank for bio oil as well as associated piping systems. It is the world’s first fossil-free pellet plant. In autumn 2020, successful trials to produce the world’s first iron ore pellets with fossil-free fuel were conducted and the development is now taking the next step.
As part of the HYBRIT concept, trials with other alternative heating techniques have also being carried out, such as hydrogen combustion and electric heating technology. These trials took place at Swerim in Luleå.