Stegra Boden (ex-H2 Green Steel), HYBRIT Luleå + Gällivare, Liquid Wind FlagshipONE / TWO.
Cross-border H₂ electrolyser workforce mobilisation against Stegra Boden (rebrand from H2 Green Steel announced 12 September 2024, ~800 MW electrolyser, production start 2026, ~€6.5 bn funding), HYBRIT (SSAB + LKAB + Vattenfall) pilot DR plant Luleå (commissioned 31 August 2020) + industrial-scale demonstration Gällivare 2026, and Liquid Wind FlagshipTWO Sundsvall (Sundsvall Energi partnership, environmental permit January 2025, 100 kt eMethanol/y from 150 kt CO₂/y) — Prop. 2025/26:87 + AFS 2003:3 ATEX.
Request Technical BriefingRegulator exposure profile
- AFS 2003:3 + EN 6007928%
- Prop. 2025/26:87 + Lag 2018:147224%
- Naturvårdsverket + Länsstyrelsen24%
- IF Metall + Byggnads CBAs24%
The electrolyser stack defines the zoning.
Stegra Boden + HYBRIT Gällivare + Liquid Wind FlagshipTWO zone outward from the stack. AFS 2003:3 (Swedish ATEX) + Naturvårdsverket miljötillstånd + Länsstyrelsen permits.
▲ Most restricted at centre
Electrolyser stack · H₂ source
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Zone 0
Continuous H₂ at stack
- Group IIC
- AFS 2003:3
- EN 60079-10-1
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Zone 1
Intermittent H₂
- IIC-rated PPE
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Zone 2
Abnormal-operation H₂
- EIGA Doc 15/21
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Non-classified
Outside ATEX
Named projects in this jurisdiction
- Stegra Boden (rebrand from H2 Green Steel 12 Sep 2024, ~800 MW electrolyser, production start 2026, ~€6.5 bn funding) Stegra (ex-H2 Green Steel) 2026
- HYBRIT pilot DR plant Luleå (SSAB + LKAB + Vattenfall, commissioned 31 Aug 2020; rock-cavern H₂ storage since late summer 2022) HYBRIT (SSAB + LKAB + Vattenfall)
- HYBRIT industrial-scale demonstration Gällivare 2026 HYBRIT 2026
- Liquid Wind FlagshipTWO Sundsvall (environmental permit Jan 2025; 100 kt eMethanol/y; 150 kt CO₂/y captured; partnership Sundsvall Energi) Liquid Wind
Sweden’s green-H₂ programme runs through HYBRIT (SSAB + LKAB + Vattenfall steel-decarbonisation), Stegra (Boden hot-briquetted iron via H₂), and Liquid Wind (eMethanol). H2 Green Steel rebranded to Stegra on 12 September 2024.
01. Pre-pricing — IF Metall + Byggnads
Process workforce at IF Metall. Civil shell at Byggnads.
02. Migrationsverket arbetstillstånd + A1 + AFS 2003:3
A1 + Swedish-language contract + arbetstillstånd at SEK 33,390 floor. AFS 2003:3 ATEX competency per H₂ zone worker.
03. Naturvårdsverket / Länsstyrelsen + Byggnads onboarding
Civil portion at Byggnads. Process portion at IF Metall. Mark- och miljödomstolen for project permits.
04. Arbetsmiljöverket + Skatteverket-defensible evidence pack
Minimum pack: SEK / EUR remuneration to Swedish bank, language-appropriate contract, arbetstillstånd, ID06, F-skatt-godkänd, AFS 2003:3 ATEX competency record per worker.
05. India and Gulf sourcing corridors — the SE H₂ pathway
Indian H₂-process trade pool through IIW pressure-part welders + BHEL controls. The 8 to 14-week corridor delivers Group-IIC-competent candidates against Stegra Boden, HYBRIT Gällivare, or Liquid Wind FlagshipTWO.