Fossil-Free Sponge Iron for the Steel Industry: Receives SEK 3 Billion for Plants in Northern Sweden Mining company LKAB and the Hybrit project will receive SEK 3.1 billion from the Swedish Energy Agency. This will go towards building a demonstration plant in Gällivare, Northern Sweden, to produce fossil-free sponge iron for the steel industry. The facility has the potential to reduce Swedish CO2 emissions by approx. 1.8 million tonnes per year.