Italy-based Tenova, a Techint Group company specialized in innovative solutions for the metals and mining industries, has announced that it will supply ENERGIRON® technology, jointly developed with Italian plantmaker Danieli, for the basic engineering of the 100 percent hydrogen-based direct reduced iron (DRI) plant in Gällivare, Sweden, belonging to Swedish iron ore producer LKAB.
ENERGIRON® technology will enable LKAB’s plant to produce fossil-free steel using an electric process gas heater. With an annual capacity of 1.35 million mt of fossil-free DRI, the Gällivare demonstration plant will combine the HYBRIT technology with Energiron technology.
