Regional effects of a green steel industry : Fuel substitution and feedstock competition

• Published in: Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research
• Main Author: Olofsson, Elias
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Luleå tekniska universitet, Samhällsvetenskap 2019
• Subjects: Partial equilibrium modeling; forest sector model; roundwood; competition; steel industry; charcoal; optimization problem; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Isi; Northern Sweden; Norrbotten
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-71658; https://doi.org/10.1080/02827581.2018.1543445

Forestry and forest industry sectors have vital roles for many regional economies. Consequently, it is important to understand how the introduction of the iron and steel industry (ISI) as a new large consumer of woody materials may affect existing feedstock markets. The use of metallurgical coal can...