{"id":4967,"date":"2023-06-15T20:05:59","date_gmt":"2023-06-15T20:05:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northamericanmining.com\/?p=4967"},"modified":"2023-06-15T20:06:02","modified_gmt":"2023-06-15T20:06:02","slug":"epiroc-and-ssab-expand-recycled-steel-partnership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northamericanmining.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/15\/epiroc-and-ssab-expand-recycled-steel-partnership\/","title":{"rendered":"Epiroc and SSAB expand recycled steel partnership"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Epiroc announced that it has become the first in the mining industry to sign a delivery agreement with Swedish steelmaker SSAB for SSAB Zero \u2013 fossil carbon emission-free recycled steel produced using sustainable energy sources. The steel will be used in Epiroc\u2019s battery-electric range of underground mine trucks and loaders, set to be introduced as soon as the third quarter of 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cWe are very excited to utilize SSAB\u2019s pioneering low-carbon solutions. This is one of many ways that we are accelerating the transformation of the mining industry \u2013 while also helping our customers to reach their sustainability goals\u201d said Sami Niiranen, president of Epiroc\u2019s Underground division.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

SSAB Zero will be used in the production of Epiroc\u2019s Smart and Green series of battery-electric mine trucks and loaders, enabling zero-emission underground operations. The partnership with SSAB is part of Epiroc\u2019s long-term commitment to produce the world\u2019s greenest machines and to halve CO2e emissions by 50% by 2030 compared to 2019, as well as SSAB\u00b4s aim to help create fossil-free value chains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSSAB Zero broadens our Zero emission portfolio and strengthens the business offering, allowing us to bring zero-emission steel to our customers already this year,\u201d said Thomas H\u00f6rnfeldt, head of sustainable business at SSAB. \u201cThere is a large demand for this kind of steel it is satisfying to have such an offer in place.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Epiroc has now signed a delivery agreement for both of SSAB\u2019s zero-emission steel types: SSAB Zero, based on recycled steel, and SSAB Fossil-free, based on iron-ore without fossil fuels. At the end of 2022, Epiroc showcased the world\u2019s first underground mine truck made using fossil-free steel from SSAB, which is set to be available on a commercial scale during 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SSAB Zero has zero fossil carbon emission (less than 0.05 kg CO2e emissions per kg steel in scope 1 and 2) in operations, including purchased energy and transportation. The quality and properties of SSAB Zero will be equal to the steel currently used in Epiroc\u2019s products, the company stated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Epiroc announced that it has become the first in the mining industry to sign a delivery agreement with Swedish steelmaker SSAB for SSAB Zero \u2013 fossil carbon emission-free recycled steel produced using sustainable energy sources. The steel will be used in Epiroc\u2019s battery-electric range of underground mine trucks and loaders, set to be introduced as soon as the third quarter…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[12],"tags":[2093,2091,427,416,2090,2092],"coauthors":[1644],"class_list":["post-4967","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-headlines","tag-battery-electric-mine-trucks","tag-carbon-emission","tag-epiroc","tag-ssab","tag-ssab-zero","tag-underground-mine-trucks"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t