FINAST - fossil-free steel for a greener future
The FINAST project (Research and Innovation in Norrbotten for Advanced Green Steel Production and Manufacturing) is an interdisciplinary research project funded by the EU Fund for Justice Transition and the Agency for Growth.
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Green lubricants to revolutionize the steel industry's climate impact
Research at Luleå University of Technology paves the way for fossil-free alternatives that could reduce the environmental impact and energy consumption of steel production.
International Seminar in Luleå on Fossil-Free Steel and Production
Researchers from LTU and University of Oulu met in Luleå for a seminar on fossil-free steel production. Collaborations and projects are strengthened to meet industry needs in the green transition.
Work packages
The project is focused on promoting climate-neutral steel production and use. Through collaboration between industry and academic partners, the project addresses innovation and sustainability issues.
Successful experiments through industrial collaboration
Rolling is the most common process for manufacturing of steel sheets and it is done in multiple stages from hot rolling to final cold rolling depending on the desired properties of the steel. Surface
About FINAST
The project contributes to the green transition and a carbon dioxide-neutral steel industry through research efforts in collaboration between Luleå University of Technology, Swerim and SSAB.
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Licentiate presentation Carl Andersson
Carl Andersson have successfully presented his licentiate thesis. The thesis with the title "Modelling of grain structure and residual stresses in additive manufactured nickel-based superalloys" was thoroughly scrutinized and discussed with the discu...
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Seminar on biochar in the iron and steel industry
On December 5, a seminar was held with a focus on biochar within the project FINAST (Forskning och Innovation i Norrbotten för Avancerad grön Stålframställning och Tillverkning) WP2. The seminar offered presentations from SSAB as well as from three P...
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Organized a seminar on fossil-free steel and industrial cooperation
A seminar within work package 1 of the FINAST project (Research and Innovation in Norrbotten for Advanced Green Steel Production and Manufacturing) was held on October 24 at Luleå University of Technology. During the day, SSAB presented its new fossi...
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