Our hydrogen plant
The hydrogen plant will be used to heat steel with hydrogen before rolling, making Ovako the first producer in the world to use this technology.
Hydrogen plant makes Ovako unique in the world
The hydrogen plant will be used to heat steel with hydrogen before rolling, making Ovako the first producer in the world to use this technology. A big step is also being taken towards carbon neutral steel production by replacing LPG with fossil-free hydrogen.
The project is made in partnership with key players in Swedish and Nordic industry such as Volvo Group, Hitachi Energy, H2 Green Steel and Nel Hydrogen. They are supplying Ovako with different components and technical solutions for the plant. The plan is to use local hydrogen production in all Ovako’s units where steel is rolled by 2030, provided there is a good supply of fossil-free electricity.
The environmental permit was given in October 2022 and the project went into its next phase of completion.
By end of Summer 2023, we are ready to conquer the world with the world's first hydrogen plant!
Read more about Ovako’s path to carbon neutrality
The project is carried out with support from the Swedish Energy Agency
We made it! But we are still not satisfied
What a journey! It took years of hard work to make our steelmaking operations more sustainable. In 2022, we went carbon neutral in all operations. But we´re still not satisfied - our journey continue for products with no CO2 emissions.
Read more about our path to carbon neutrality