SSAB postpones commissioning of new steel mill in Luleå by 12 months
(Posted on 20/06/25)
SSAB has commenced preparatory work to build a new, state-of-the-art steel mill in Luleå, Sweden which will replace the current blast furnace-based production. Vattenfall Eldistribution has announced that reinforcements to the transmission grid for the new steel mill will not be delivered as planned and following an initial analysis, it is estimated that the planned start-up of the new steel mill will be postponed by 12 months, from the end of 2028 to the end of 2029. The revised timeline does not affect the previously communicated investment framework of 4.5 billion euros.
Svenska kraftnät is investing to strengthen and expand the transmission grid with increased capacity. Among other things, a new station will be built in Hällmyran in Luleå, from which Vattenfall will connect SSAB’s new steel mill. To enable electricity supply to Hällmyran, the existing main grid station in Svartbyn needs to be modernized.
Vattenfall has announced that Svenska kraftnät is facing technical challenges, primarily related to outage planning in the existing grid, which require an extended construction period for the Svartbyn station. Therefore, the commissioning of the station in Hällmyran will be delayed. In order ensure continued operational reliability in the power grid, it has therefore been decided to adjust the timeline for SSAB’s connection, which will impact the start-up of SSAB’s new steel mill in Luleå. Initial analysis indicates that the planned start-up of the new steel mill will need to be postponed by 12 months, from the end of 2028 to the end of 2029.
SSAB has initiated a dialogue with Vattenfall Eldistribution and Svenska kraftnät, who are responsible for the expansion of the transmission grid, to ensure a sustainable project plan going forward. The revised timeline does not affect the previously communicated investment framework of 4.5 billion euros.
For further information, please contact:
Helena Norrman, EVP & Head of Group Communications, [email protected], phone: +46 730 66 53 46
Per Hillström, Head of Investor Relations, [email protected], phone: +46 702 95 29 12
This information is insider information that SSAB AB (publ) is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out above, at 2.00pm CEST on June 19, 2025.
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