MEPS podcast: the H2 Green Steel interview
Emissions-cutting steelmaker H2 Green Steel head of commercial Stephan Flapper has told MEPS International that the countdown is on to start production at its plant in Sweden.
In an exclusive interview recorded for MEPS’s Speaking of Steel podcast series, Flapper discussed the EUR6 billion project to create the “world’s first integrated green steel site” in Boden, Sweden. And with just over 600 days left until the start of production, he revealed that excitement about the project’s completion is growing.
“It’s very energising working on a project like this,” said Flapper.
“The reason I joined was because I wanted to make a change and, as an employee of H2 Green Steel, I can do that.”
The H2 Green Steel project will replace coal with green hydrogen produced using local-sourced hydropower in the steelmaking process. Water and heat will be the primary emissions of its integrated, EAF-based production facility, which aims to reduce CO2 emissions by up to 95% in comparison with traditional steelmaking.
The company estimates that around five million tonnes of green steel will be produced annually in Boden by 2030, resulting in a CO2 emissions saving of 0.3 billion tonnes.
In his interview with the Speaking of Steel podcast Flapper talks about the “major milestone” of finalising funding of the project earlier this year, the challenge of decarbonising the steel industry’s supply chain and the key industrial sectors supporting the shift to green steel.
Like all episodes of the Speaking of Steel podcast, the H2 Green Steel interview can be accessed via all major podcast providers:
September’s instalment of MEPS’s Speaking of Steel podcast is being released in three parts.
Earlier this week, a Speaking of Steel ‘Market in Minutes’ overview of the Chinese steel market was published online. Soon MEPS will publish its green steel panel discussion, exploring steel buyers’ interest in low emissions steel, the steel industry’s green transition and the effect on global steel prices.
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