Who we are

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Today's team consists of the founders and colleagues who joined over time. Together, we bring solid experience from leading roles in relevant industries. As the business grows, recruitment will prioritize diversity to create strong conditions for success.

The team

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Peter Samuelsson

Peter Samuelsson is driving the work with tech and to build FerroSilva’s first plant.

Former Vice President and CTO at Sandvik Materials Technology and Senior vice President R&D at Outokumpu Group. Master of Science in metallurgy and materials science and Tekn. Dr in metallurgy process science, Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden.

Tel: +46 70 - 65 65 734

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Rutger Gyllenram

Rutger Gyllenram drives the work related to supply of iron ore and process control.

Founder and CEO of Kobolde & Partners. Master of Science in metallurgy and materials science and Licentiate in steel and metal production technology, Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden.

Tel: +46 70 - 866 57 70

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Elisabeth Salander Björklund

Elisabeth Salander Björklund assist with competence around supply of biomassa and forestry.

Former CEO at Bergvik Skog and Executive Vice President at Stora Enso. Master of Science in forestry, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Sweden

Tel: +46 70 - 57 82 751

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Göran Nyström

Göran Nyström drives the work with business development and sales of biogenic carbon dioxide.

Former Executive Vice President at Ovako, Senior Vice President Supply at Sandvik Tooling and Sandvik Mining and Construction, Vice President Sales & Marketing at Sandvik Materials Technology. Master of Science in materials physics, Uppsala University in Sweden.

Tel: +46 70 - 66 78 542

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Olli-Matti Saksi

Olli-Matti Saksi drives the work with business development and sales of DRI.

Former CEO vid Outokumpu BA Europe & BA Americas and Head of Sales at Arcelor Mittal Flat Carbon Europe. Master of Science in industrial management, Helsinki University of Technology in Finland.

Tel +35 845 - 34 39 666

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Mats Bayard

Mats Bayard drives the cooperation with suppliers of chosen technology and tech consultants and the establishment of the business in the company FerroSilva AB.

Former CEO at Triona, Director Telecom Industry/Managing Director eCom at WM-data and Vice President at Telia Outsourcing Partner. Master of Business Administration in international business management and Bachelor of Science in business administration, Uppsala Universitet in Sweden.

Tel: +46 73 - 391 78 80

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History

FerroSilva started 2018 as a project originating from the ”Department of Processes at the Institute of Materials Science”, at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. In the spring of 2020, Peter Samuelsson and Rutger Gyllenram won the KTH Innovation Prize with FerroSilva as the best proposal for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

In the spring of 2021, the Swedish Energy Agency decided to co-finance a feasibility study that was completed in the autumn of 2022.The study team involved representatives from the steel industry, represented by Ovako, Alleima and Uddeholm, and the biomass industry represented by Sveaskog and Lantmännen. The research work was carried out by KTH with support from Chalmers.

During the autumn 2024 FerroSilva was included in IVAs 100-list that presents the most promising research projects with potential to create value thru i.a. commercialization..

Our partners

FerroSilva works closely with leading companies in the steel and forest industries as well as stakeholders in biogenic carbon dioxide. We also work with established industrial players, primarily suppliers of technologies for gasification, reduction of iron ore pellets (shaft furnaces) and CCU (Carbon Caputure and Utilization) as well as technical consultants. Our work has been supported by the Swedish Energy Agency and the EU.

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