HYBRIT: A piece of the future

The biggest challenge for the steel industry in over 1000 years. SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall started HYBRIT, an initiative to produce fossil-free steel by using electricity and hydrogen. The goal is to virtually eliminate the carbon dioxide emissions.

Learn about the HYBRIT-project and the journey towards fossil-free steel. Hear Hybrit and representatives for the owner companies on the challenges to get everything in place for the start up of the pilot plant for direct reduction, the need for a transition to a carbon dioxide free economy and on introducing fossil-free steel to the market.

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27 February 2025

HYBRIT: Large-scale storage of fossil-free hydrogen gas successfully proven

HYBRIT’s pilot project for hydrogen gas storage has now been completed and reported to the Swedish Energy Agency. The results show that it is technically possible to store fossil-free hydrogen gas for producing fossil-free iron and steel on an industrial scale. This can also reduce the variable operating costs of hydrogen production by up to …

24 January 2025

HYBRIT honoured with World Economic Forum GAEA award in Davos

Fossil free iron- and steelmaking initiative HYBRIT received the World Economic Forum’s ‘Moving Force in Business’ Award in Davos. This GAEA award, one of five, recognizes sustainable business solutions that have the potential to transform whole sectors, industries or markets. HYBRIT was launched in 2016 by steel company SSAB, mining company LKAB and energy company …

2 September 2024

Gunilla Hyllander new General Manager of Hybrit Development AB

The Board of Hybrit Development AB has appointed Gunilla Hyllander as General Manager as of 1 September 2024. Ulf Spolander, who has been General Manager since 1 September 2022, is leaving Hybrit for a new position as senior business developer at LKAB. “I am very inspired and glad for the opportunity to lead this special …