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Finnish stainless steel producer Outokumpu will inaugurate a new biocoke agglomeration plant at its Tornio production site, enabling the replacement of fossil coke with biomass-based biocoke in ferrochrome production…
SSAB said steel produced at its Raahe mill in Finland is being used in the construction of the world's largest cruise ships at the Meyer Turku shipyard. The shipyard has completed the third Icon-class vessel, Legend of…
SSAB has been selected as one of Business Finland's leading companies under its 2025 challenge programme and will launch a five-year research and development initiative titled Sustainable World through Steels. The…
Tibnor, a leading steel and metals distributor in the Nordics and Baltics and a subsidiary of SSAB, is set to complete the acquisition of Ovako Metals Oy from Ovako after receiving approval from competition authorities…
SSAB has supplied structural steel and foundation components for the Kruunuvuori Bridge project in Helsinki, one of the largest bridge developments in Finland. More than 3,000 tons of SSAB Domex high-strength structural…
Outokumpu has launched a circular economy initiative at its Kemi mine aimed at utilizing mining side streams and reducing reliance on virgin raw materials, the company said. The project, developed in cooperation with…
SSAB has completed and commissioned a new heating and cooling plant at its Hameenlinna site, developed by local energy company Loimua, enabling the recovery of industrial waste heat for the city's district heating…
Outokumpu and Norsk e-Fuel have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly explore a CO-to-sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production plant located adjacent to Outokumpu's stainless steel operations at Koivuluoto…
Tibnor, a leading steel and metals distributor in the Nordics and Baltics and a subsidiary of SSAB, has signed an agreement with Ovako to acquire Ovako Metals Oy, a Finnish steel and metals distribution company, subject…
Konepeikko Oy, a major Finnish recycling services provider, has installed a new state-of-the-art torch-cutting machine from Primetals Technologies at its facility near Ovako Imatra Oy Ab in Imatra, Finland. The…
SSAB has appointed international engineering group Fives to upgrade the control systems of its reheating furnaces at the Raahe plant in Finland. The two Stein Digit@l Furnace units, originally supplied by Fives in the…
Outokumpu has signed a new unsecured EUR 800 mln (USD 926 mln) revolving credit facility, replacing its existing and currently unused EUR 700 mln facility. The new credit line will be available for general corporate…
Outokumpu has signed an agreement with Spanish road tanker manufacturer Parcisa to supply its Circle Green stainless steel, which carries up to 93pct lower emissions than the global industry average. Parcisa becomes the…
Outokumpu has advanced plans for a restructuring program aimed at achieving EUR 100 mln (USD 117 mln) in structural cost savings by the end of 2027, following its earlier announcement in July. The program will primarily…
Outokumpu has released a whitepaper, The Evolution of Materials, outlining how recent tariffs and geopolitical tensions are changing global stainless steel sourcing strategies. Based on a May 2025 survey of 70 senior…
Outokumpu, a global leader in sustainable stainless steel, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Boston Metal to accelerate the development of carbon-free metals for industries such as defense and…
Outokumpu, a global leader in sustainable stainless steel, has partnered with Alstom, a leading provider of smart mobility solutions, to supply Outokumpu Circle Green, a stainless steel with up to 93pct lower carbon…
Outokumpu, a global leader in sustainable stainless steel, has partnered with Danish water solutions company Grundfos to accelerate the use of low-emission materials. As part of the collaboration, most of the stainless…
Outokumpu, a leader in sustainable stainless steel, expanded into the metal powder market for additive manufacturing in 2023. As of May 2025, the company has entered the commercial production phase for the aerospace and…
Blastr has reached a key milestone in its Inkoo project as the local municipal council approved the Joddbole V zoning plan, enabling the construction of a low-emission steel mill and hydrogen production plant in the…
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