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Ovako Hofors steel plant

operating

Hofors, Europe, Sweden

ISO 14001ISO 50001
GEM wiki

Process Route

EAF

Timeline

Operating since 1916

Emissions

2025

0.049 Mt CO₂e

0.12 t CO₂e per tonne of steel

Typical EAF route: 0.5–0.7 t/t

Modelled estimate (Climate TRACE), not reported data. Methodology

Capacity (ttpa)

Crude Steel

500

EAF

500

Steel Units

EAF
unknown EAF (1)operating
500 ttpa100 twiki

Inputs & Energy

Power Hitachi Energy

Steel Products

billet, tube

Ownership

Owner Ovako AB

Parent Asahi Mutual Life Insurance Co; Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co; Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc; Mizuho Financial Group Inc; Nippon Life Insurance Co; Nippon Steel Corp; Norinchukin Bank; Resona Bank Ltd; small shareholder(s); Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc; The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co Ltd

Workforce 1,400 employees

Country Context

Sweden crude steel production (USGS). Plant line shows nominal capacity, not output.

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Plant data sourced from the Global Iron & Steel Tracker (March 2026), Global Energy Monitor. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Production data: USGS Minerals Yearbook — Raw Steel: World Production by Country or Locality (2019 edition; 2022 and 2023 early release tables). U.S. Geological Survey, public domain. EAF/BOF splits: USGS Minerals Yearbook (2023 estimates).

Facility emissions estimates from Climate TRACE. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.