Stegra Boden follows the DRI–EAF route: iron ore is reduced in the solid state to direct reduced iron by direct reduction, then melted into steel in an electric arc furnace. The liquid steel is solidified into semi-finished shapes by continuous casting. The plant has a crude steel capacity of about 2.5 million tonnes per year. Its main products are hbi, coil, dri.
Process Route
Timeline
Capacity (ttpa)
Crude Steel
2,500
EAF
2,500
DRI
2,100
Iron Units
Steel Units
Inputs & Energy
Power 800 MW Electrolysis plant onsite, powered by carbon free electricity from Fortum; signed 2 PPAs in 2024, 6 TW from Uniper and and 2.25 from Axpo
Iron ore Rio Tinto’s Iron Ore Company of Canada (IOC) operations
Steel Products
HBI, coil, DRI
Ownership
Owner Stegra AB
Parent BNP Paribas SA; European Investment Bank; ING Groep NV; Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau; small shareholder(s); Société Générale SA
Workforce 1,500 employees
State ownership Partial
Country Context
Sweden crude steel production (USGS). Plant line shows nominal capacity, not output.
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Nearby Plants
Other BNP Paribas SA; European Investment Bank; ING Groep NV; Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau; small shareholder(s); Société Générale SA plants
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Location
Boden
Europe
Sweden
65.8054°, 21.7591°
At a Glance
- Route
- DRI–EAF
- Crude steel capacity
- 2,500 ttpa
- Commissioned
- 2026
- Products
- Crude, finished rolled