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Suggested updates to Sustainability, Operations, Brands and Carbon footprint sections

Disclosure: I am not employed by SSAB. However, I am working as a communications consultant assisting SSAB with factual content updates. In line with Wikipedia's conflict of interest guidelines, I am proposing these changes on the Talk page for independent editors to review.

I would like to suggest a few source-supported updates to the article:

1. Sustainability section - adding information about SSAB's participation in the HYBRIT initiative, the first fossil-free steel delivery to Volvo Group in 2021, and the launch of SSAB Zero in 2023 as follows:

Sustainability initiatives (2020s) suggestion of new section:

SSAB sponsors the Swedish Steel Prize and has been involved in various government-supported research programs, such as the "Steel Eco-System" initiative.

No changes made to the text, just position in paragraph changed.

SSAB is a partner in the HYBRIT initiative, a collaboration launched in 2016 together with mining company LKAB and energy company Vattenfall to develop fossil-free steelmaking using hydrogen instead of coal-based processes. The project opened its pilot plant for hydrogen-based sponge iron production in Luleå in 2020. In 2021, SSAB delivered the first fossil-free steel produced using the HYBRIT technology to Volvo Group for testing and prototype applications.

Sources: Vattenfall “HYBRIT – pioneering fossil-free steel production to cut industrial emissions at the root”:https://group.vattenfall.com/sustainability/climate-action/industry-decarbonisation/hybrit/, Vattenfall "HYBRIT – The world's first fossil-free steel ready for delivery": https://group.vattenfall.com/press-and-media/pressreleases/2021/hybrit-the-worlds-first-fossil-free-steel-ready-for-delivery/, Steel Times International “HYBRIT presents culmination of fossil-free steel research in final report”: https://www.steeltimesint.com/news/hybrit-presents-culmination-of-fossil-free-steel-research-in-final-report

In 2023, the company launched SSAB Zero™, a steel product manufactured from recycled steel with fossil-free electricity and biogas.

Sources: Eurometal “Rheinmetall signs up for SSAB Zero steels”: https://eurometal.net/rheinmetall-signs-up-for-ssab-zero-steels/, SSAB Newsroom “SSAB launches new zero-emission steel - SSAB Zero™”: https://www.ssab.com/en-us/news/2023/03/ssab-launches-new-zeroemission-steel--ssab-zero

In 2024, SSAB announced that it would build its €4.5 billion fossil-free steel mill in Luleå, Sweden, rather than in Raahe, Finland. The decision, which was made after considering both locations, is expected to reduce Sweden's carbon dioxide emissions by 7% upon completion in 2028. In 2025, the company announced that it has postponed the plan to the end of 2029.

Mention of postponing of the plan added. Sources: Eurometal, “SSAB postpones Luleå mill amid power delays” https://eurometal.net/ssab-postpones-lulea-mill-amid-power-delays/

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2. Operations section: Adding a short overview in the Operations section describing SSAB's geographical footprint in Sweden, Finland and the United States, and its five business segments.

SSAB operates steel production facilities in Sweden, Finland and the United States.

The company is organized into five business segments: SSAB Special Steels, SSAB Europe, and SSAB Americas, as well as the distribution company Tibnor and Ruukki Construction, which focuses on building products and construction solutions.

Source: SSAB Annual Report 2025 PDF s. 4: https://www.ssab.com/en/news/2026/03/ssabs-annual-report-2025-is-published

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3. North America operations clarified, addition the the start of the section:

North America

SSAB Americas is the group's North American division and is responsible for sales of heavy plate in North America and for steel and plate production in Montpelier, Iowa. SSAB's operations in the United States also include steel production facilities in Mobile, Alabama, which are part of the SSAB Special Steels division. Both facilities use electric arc furnace technology and are based primarily on recycled steel scrap.

Sources: SSAB Annual Report 2025, s. 4–5 "Business segments, markets and major production sites" & p. 28 “SSAB Americas”: https://www.ssab.com/en/news/2026/03/ssabs-annual-report-2025-is-published

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4. SSAB Brands and brand names updated accordingly:

Brands

SSAB's brands and product names include:

• Hardox®
• Strenx®
• GreenCoat®
• Toolox®
• Armox®
• SSAB AM
• SSAB Boron
• SSAB COR-TEN
• SSAB Docol®
• SSAB Domex®
• SSAB Form
• SSAB Laser®
• SSAB Multisteel
• SSAB Weathering

Source and list updated: SSAB “Corporate identity and brands”: https://www.ssab.com/en/company/about-ssab/ssab-in-brief/corporate-identity-and-brands

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5. Suggested removal of the Carbon footprint table and replacement with a new section. The comparability between the table’s older reporting methodology and the emissions data reported in recent annual reports is unclear, which means that it may not be reliable to extend the table with figures for 2021–2025.

Carbon footprint

SSAB is one of the largest carbon dioxide emitters in Sweden and Finland due to its blast furnace-based steel production.

As part of its transition to fossil-free steelmaking, the company is replacing blast furnaces with electric arc furnaces at its Nordic production sites. In 2025, SSAB reported Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse-gas emissions of approximately 10.7 million tonnes CO₂e.

The company has set science-based targets to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions by 48% by 2033 and by 93% by 2045, compared with 2018 levels, and aims to achieve net-zero greenhouse-gas emissions across its value chain by 2045.

Sources: Reuters “Sweden's SSAB to invest $4.8 bln in fossil-free steel mill” https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/swedens-ssab-invest-48-bln-mln-fossil-free-steel-mill-2024-04-02/, Eurometal “Approval has been granted for SSAB’s new electric arc furnace facility in Luleå”, https://eurometal.net/approval-has-been-granted-for-ssabs-new-electric-arc-furnace-facility-in-lulea/, SSAB Annual Report 2025, p. 82 GHG emissions (E1-6) & p. 78 "SSAB's climate targets", https://www.ssab.com/en/news/2026/03/ssabs-annual-report-2025-is-published

Dingle JS (talk) 08:25, 8 July 2026 (UTC)

Disclosure: I am not employed by SSAB. However, I am working as a consultant assisting SSAB with communications and factual content updates. To comply with Wikipedia's conflict of interest guidelines, I am proposing these changes on the Talk page rather than making the edits directly. Dingle JS (talk) 08:25, 8 July 2026 (UTC)