Strength of Steel nyhetsbrev

Hot working plays a major role in improving the properties of steel. But to refine the process it would be great if we could see how the metal actually flows inside the workpiece. That is now possible thanks to an innovative approach to visualization developed by the Ovako R&D team. And the even better news is that these practical investigations show an almost perfect correlation with our computer simulations.

In September, we had the privilege of hosting the EUROFORGE Autumn meeting at our Hofors mill in Sweden. It was a gathering of forging professionals from across nine different countries who came together over two days to explore the critical strategies the forging community is employing to combat carbon emissions.

On 5th September 2023, we welcomed Ulf Kristersson, the Swedish Prime Minister, to Ovako to inaugurate our new hydrogen plant, alongside our CEO, Marcus Hedblom, and Miyamoto Katsuhiro, Representative Director and President, Sanyo Special Steel. Representatives from project partners Volvo Group, Hitachi Energy, H2 Green Steel and Nel Hydrogen also attended.

We're heading into an exciting fall, even though it's always a bit bittersweet to leave behind the summer and vacation season. Among the exciting things happening this fall, the biggest is undoubtedly the inauguration of our hydrogen plant in Hofors.

We thrive on tackling the toughest challenges head-on. We´re not afraid to ask the difficult questions and seek out unconventional solutions.

We thrive on tackling the toughest challenges head-on. We´re not afraid to ask the difficult questions and seek out unconventional solutions.

At Ovako, we use partnerships to provide benefits to our customers and stakeholders, as well as our own operations. We explored our hydrogen partnership in last month’s Strength of Steel newsletter and it’s worth diving deeper into our broader approach to partnership.

When our electrolyzer ramps up to start full-scale production after the summer break, it will enable us to cut our CO2 emissions by 20,000 tonnes per year by reducing our reliance on fossil fuels. As one of the largest electrolyzers in Europe, the plant has a capacity of 8 tonnes of hydrogen per day and a power rating of 20 megawatts.