LKAB

Hybrit Development AB, a joint venture between SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall, ordered a 4.5 MW electrolyser solution from Nel Hydrogen Electrolyser for its pilot plant in Luleå, Sweden. The order was announced on May 1, 2019.

SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall have formed a joint venture company, each owning one third, to develop the HYBRIT initiative for fossil-free steelmaking using hydrogen instead of coke.

ABB reported on June 6 that it won an order from LKAB to modernize five mine hoists for its underground iron ore mine in Kiruna, Sweden. Delivery includes mechanical, electrical and control equipment, construction, installation and commissioning.

Atlas Copco Rock Drills AB was named coordinator of the European Consortium on Sustainable Intelligent Mining Systems (SIMS), a €16 million Horizon 2020 initiative with 11 partners from Sweden, Finland, Germany and Poland.