ArcelorMittal Poland is giving dismantled steel rails in Sweden a second life. Its plant in Dąbrowa Górnicza, a key supplier to Sweden since 2022, has
What happened
The first 1 000 tonnes of dismantled rails arrived in Dąbrowa in July 2025. An additional batch of 1 500 tonnes is currently being processed.
Why it matters
‘Dismantled rails are cut into smaller sections in Hallstahammar, loaded onto trains and then transported to Ystad before travelling to Poland by ferry,’ explains Witold Hickiewicz, logistics project manager at ArcelorMittal Poland.
Trafikverket underlines that, with ArcelorMittal’s expertise, even heavily used rails return to service as high-quality new steel.
Sweden is among the top ten EU railway countries with around 11 000 km of track. In 2023, the country constructed its first four-track railway.
This news brief is based on reporting published by Recycling International on 2026-02-07. The original report is linked below.
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