SSAB Delivers Fossil-Free Steel to Volvo Trucks

With high commitment towards sustainability, SSAB and Volvo Trucks announced earlier this year the delivery plan for the world's first ever truck with fossil-free steel.

The green material is manufactured by Swedish steel company SSAB. The steel is made with a new technology based on hydrogen – a clean fuel made from renewables.

The material is poised to complement the traditional and recycled steel used in Volvo's trucks as the company joins the global movement to fight against climate change.

For the first version, SSAB fossil-free steel will be utilized to build the truck's frame rails which form the backbone of the vehicle, holding all main components together.

Upon further testing and prototyping, more fossil-free steel will be applied to other parts of the vehicles with greater availability of fossil-free steel supply.

"This is a step change in the green transition, showing in practice that it is possible to build partnerships and create fossil-free value chains that will help mitigate climate change. I am happy and proud to collaborate with Volvo Group and NCC as forerunners in decarbonization. Together, we hope to inspire others, so that we strengthen the competitiveness of sustainable solutions and enable the objectives of the Paris agreement," says Martin Lindqvist, CEO and President of SSAB.