Acquisitions and divestments

Closed	Transaction type	Company/Business	Description
Nov 2019	Acquisition	Abraservice Holding	SSAB acquired Abraservice Holding, which provides wear parts and complete solutions in quenched and tempered steels (Q&T).
Jun 2019	Divestment	Heléns Rör AB	SSAB divested its 25% shareholding in Heléns Rör AB in Sweden to Benteler.
Apr 2019	Acquisition	Sanistål’s steel distribution business	SSAB’s subsidiary Tibnor acquired the steel distribution business of the Danish company Sanistål A/S, Denmark’s second largest steel distributor.
Nov 2018	Divestment	Ruukki Construction's business operations in Russia	SSAB divested Ruukki Construction's business operations in Russia.
Mar 2015	Divestment	Halmstad Steel Service Center	SSAB divested Halmstad Steel Service Center in Sweden to Tata Steel
Mar 2015	Divestment	Halmstad Steel Service Center	SSAB divested Naantali Steel Service Center in Finland to Tata Steel
Mar 2015	Divestment	Norsk Stål Tynnplater	SSAB divested 50 percent of the shares in Norsk Stål Tynnplater AS in Norway to Tata Steel
Mar 2015	Divestment	Tibnor Oy	SSAB divested Tibnor Oy in Finland to Ovako AB
Mar 2015	Divestment	Norskt Stål AS	SSAB divested 50 percent of the shares in Norsk Stål AS in Norway to Leif Hübert AS
Feb 2015	Divestment	Plannja Oy	SSAB divested Plannja Oy in Finland to Metehe Oy
Dec 2014	Joint venture	Manga LNG Oy	SSAB invested in Manga LNG Oy, a project company aiming to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Tornio, Finland. Manga LNG Oy is a joint venture of Outokumpu Oyj, SSAB, Skangass and EPV Energia Oy. SSAB's share of the terminal project is 25 percent.
Jul 2014	Acquisition	Rautaruukki Corporation	SSAB and Rautaruukki combined through recommended share exchange offer to Rautaruukki’s shareholders
Jun 2014	Acquisition	G&G Mining Fabrication Pty Ltd.	SSAB acquired 51 percent of the shares in G&G Mining Fabrication Pty Ltd in Perth, Western Australia.The company specializes in refurbishment, manufacturing and design of large fabrications for heavy earth moving equipment, with focus on backhoe, loader and face shovel buckets and service modules
Aug 2013	Joint venture	Laverman Holding BV	SSAB combined its Hardox Wearparts Center Geha Beheer BV (Geha) with Laverman Holding BV (Laverman).The combined Geha-Laverman is a strong, complete supplier with a comprehensive range of wear products and services. SSAB's ownership in the combined company is 51 percent
Jun 2013	Acquisition	JL Steel Ltd	SSAB acquired JL Steel Ltd, a company specializing in manufacturing and installation of wear parts, and repair services for customers within the mining, quarrying and recycling sectors in Scotland and northern England
Mar 2014	Joint venture	Raahen Voima Oy	Rautaruukki and EPV Energia Oy established a joint venture company Raahen Voima Oy, with the aim of acquiring Ruukki's existing power plant business and investing in modernising the plant. Ruukki owns 75% of the new company and EPV 25%
Dec 2012	Divestment	Ruukki Tisza Zrt and Ruukki Slovakia s.r.o as well as net assets of Wroclaw, Kurikka, Sepänkylä and Kalajoki component factory units	Rautaruukki and funds managed by CapMan combined units of Komas and units of Rautaruukki's former Engineering division to form a new company Fortaco, a supplier of sub-assemblies to engineering industry
Jun 2012	Acquisition	Plåtleverantören i Stockholm AB	Rautaruukki expanded its Ruukki Express chain for professional roofers and builders through acquisition of Plåtleverantören i Stockholm AB
Jun 2012	Divestment	Plannja's panel production	SSAB divested sandwich panel and decking profile business primarily located in Luleå, Sweden to Lindab
Feb 2012	Acquisition	E.M Eriksson Steel Service Center AB	SSAB acquired E.M Eriksson Steel Service Center AB, a Swedish company specializing in high strength steel laser cutting, high definition plasma cutting, shear cutting and bending
Sep 2011	Acquisition	Hard Wear Inc.	SSAB acquired Hard Wear Inc, a company servicing large buckets used in heavy machinery and fabricating steel plate for reinforcing wear surfaces on industrial equipment in Alabama, USA
May 2011	Acquisition	Tibnor AB	SSAB became the sole owner of steel and non-ferrous metals distributor Tibnor by acquiring Outokumpu’s 15 percent minority share in the company
Mar 2011	Acquisition	Oulun Peltituote Oy	Rautaruukki expanded its Ruukki Express chain for construction professionals in Finland through acquisition of business activities of Oulun Peltituote Oy
Apr 2010	Acquisition	SeeBA Technik GmbH	Rautaruukki acquired wind turbine tower design, erection and maintenance operations of SeeBA Technik GmbH in Germany
Feb 2009	Acquisition	Skalles Eiendomsselskap AS	Rautaruukki acquired Norwegian steel frame constructor Skalles Eiendomsselskap AS
Dec 2008	Acquisition	UAB Gensina	Rautaruukki acquired Lithuanian steel frame constructor UAB Gensina
Nov 2008	Divestment	Colour-coating line in Gävle	Rautaruukki divested color-coating line in Gävle, Sweden
Jun 2008	Divestment	IPSCO Tubulars	SSAB divested its North American tubular operations to Evraz
Jun 2008	Divestment	Carl Froh GmbH	Rautaruukki divested its German precision tube company Carl Froh GmbH to German Arques Industries AG
Apr 2008	Aquisition	Hybri-Steel Oy	Rautaruukki acquired the laser and hybrid welding operations of Finnish Hybri-Steel Oy
Feb 2008	Aquisition	Wolter Metallverarbeitung GmbH	Rautaruukki acquired Wolter Metallverarbeitung GmbH, a German manufacturer of telescopic booms for mobile cranes
Nov 2007	Divestment	Ruukki Welbond BV, Ruukki Betongstahl GmbH	Rautaruukki divested reinforcing steel business of Ruukki Betonstahl GmbH in Germany and Ruukki Welbond BV in Netherlands to Saudi Arabian Al-Tuwairqi Group
Jul 2007	Aquisition	IPSCO Inc.	SSAB acquired IPSCO, a leading producer of energy tubulars and steel plate in North America, through a recommended public cash offer
May 2007	Aquisition	Aprítógépgyár Zrt.	Rautaruukki acquired Aprítógépgyár Zrt. in Hungary, a supplier to lifting, handling and transportation equipment industry
Apr 2007	Aquisition	Scanbridge AS	Rautaruukki acquired Scanbridge AS, a Norwegian steel bridge supplier
Mar 2007	Aquisition	Steinwalls Plåt AB	SSAB acquired Steinwalls Plåt AB, a Swedish sheet metal construction components and ventilation supplier
Jan 2007	Aquisition	AB Omeo Mekaniska Verkstad	Rautaruukki acquired AB Omeo Mekaniska Verkstad in Sweden, a supplier to lifting, handling and transportation equipment industry
Nov 2006	Divestment	Oy Ovako AB	Rautaruukki, AB SKF and Wärtsilä Corporation divested operating companies owned by Oy Ovako Ab to a company owned by the shareholders of Hombergh Holdings BV, WP de Pundert Ventures BV and Pampus Industrie Beteiligungen GmbH & Co. KG. Ovako was established in May 2005, when Rautaruukki, AB SKF and Wärtsilä combined their long steel businesses into a jointly owned new company
Jun 2006	Aquisition	OOO Ventall	Rautaruukki acquired Russian steel constructor OOO Ventall
Jun 2006	Aquisition	AZST-Kolor CJSC	Rautaruukki acquired AZST-Kolor CJSC, a company operating color coating line in Antratsit, Ukraine
Mar 2006	Aquisition	Steel-Mont a.s.	Rautaruukki acquired Slovakian steel constructor Steel-Mont a.s.
Jan 2006	Aquisition	PPTH Steelmanagement Oy	Rautaruukki acquired PPTH Steelmanagement Oy from funds managed by private equity investor CapMan and the company's management. PPTH is a leading Nordic steel constructor
Nov 2006	Divestment	Fredericia works	Rautaruukki divested cold formed sections manufacturing operations located in Fredericia, Denmark
Sep 2006	Divestment	Duisburg service center	Rautaruukki divested operations of Duisburg service center in Germany to Knauf Interfer AG
Aug 2006	Divestment	Metalplast Systems Sp.zo.o.	Rautaruukki divested non-core part of its business in Poland to operative management and private equity investor Tar Heel Capital
Aug 2006	Divestment	Reinforcing steel business, Nordic countries	Rautaruukki divested its Nordic reinforcing steel business to BT Norway AS

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Closed	Transaction type	Company/Business	Description
Nov 2019	Acquisition	Abraservice Holding	SSAB acquired Abraservice Holding, which provides wear parts and complete solutions in quenched and tempered steels (Q&T).
Jun 2019	Divestment	Heléns Rör AB	SSAB divested its 25% shareholding in Heléns Rör AB in Sweden to Benteler.
Apr 2019	Acquisition	Sanistål’s steel distribution business	SSAB’s subsidiary Tibnor acquired the steel distribution business of the Danish company Sanistål A/S, Denmark’s second largest steel distributor.
Nov 2018	Divestment	Ruukki Construction's business operations in Russia	SSAB divested Ruukki Construction's business operations in Russia.
Mar 2015	Divestment	Halmstad Steel Service Center	SSAB divested Halmstad Steel Service Center in Sweden to Tata Steel
Mar 2015	Divestment	Halmstad Steel Service Center	SSAB divested Naantali Steel Service Center in Finland to Tata Steel
Mar 2015	Divestment	Norsk Stål Tynnplater	SSAB divested 50 percent of the shares in Norsk Stål Tynnplater AS in Norway to Tata Steel
Mar 2015	Divestment	Tibnor Oy	SSAB divested Tibnor Oy in Finland to Ovako AB
Mar 2015	Divestment	Norskt Stål AS	SSAB divested 50 percent of the shares in Norsk Stål AS in Norway to Leif Hübert AS
Feb 2015	Divestment	Plannja Oy	SSAB divested Plannja Oy in Finland to Metehe Oy
Dec 2014	Joint venture	Manga LNG Oy	SSAB invested in Manga LNG Oy, a project company aiming to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Tornio, Finland. Manga LNG Oy is a joint venture of Outokumpu Oyj, SSAB, Skangass and EPV Energia Oy. SSAB's share of the terminal project is 25 percent.
Jul 2014	Acquisition	Rautaruukki Corporation	SSAB and Rautaruukki combined through recommended share exchange offer to Rautaruukki’s shareholders
Jun 2014	Acquisition	G&G Mining Fabrication Pty Ltd.	SSAB acquired 51 percent of the shares in G&G Mining Fabrication Pty Ltd in Perth, Western Australia.The company specializes in refurbishment, manufacturing and design of large fabrications for heavy earth moving equipment, with focus on backhoe, loader and face shovel buckets and service modules
Aug 2013	Joint venture	Laverman Holding BV	SSAB combined its Hardox Wearparts Center Geha Beheer BV (Geha) with Laverman Holding BV (Laverman).The combined Geha-Laverman is a strong, complete supplier with a comprehensive range of wear products and services. SSAB's ownership in the combined company is 51 percent
Jun 2013	Acquisition	JL Steel Ltd	SSAB acquired JL Steel Ltd, a company specializing in manufacturing and installation of wear parts, and repair services for customers within the mining, quarrying and recycling sectors in Scotland and northern England
Mar 2014	Joint venture	Raahen Voima Oy	Rautaruukki and EPV Energia Oy established a joint venture company Raahen Voima Oy, with the aim of acquiring Ruukki's existing power plant business and investing in modernising the plant. Ruukki owns 75% of the new company and EPV 25%
Dec 2012	Divestment	Ruukki Tisza Zrt and Ruukki Slovakia s.r.o as well as net assets of Wroclaw, Kurikka, Sepänkylä and Kalajoki component factory units	Rautaruukki and funds managed by CapMan combined units of Komas and units of Rautaruukki's former Engineering division to form a new company Fortaco, a supplier of sub-assemblies to engineering industry
Jun 2012	Acquisition	Plåtleverantören i Stockholm AB	Rautaruukki expanded its Ruukki Express chain for professional roofers and builders through acquisition of Plåtleverantören i Stockholm AB
Jun 2012	Divestment	Plannja's panel production	SSAB divested sandwich panel and decking profile business primarily located in Luleå, Sweden to Lindab
Feb 2012	Acquisition	E.M Eriksson Steel Service Center AB	SSAB acquired E.M Eriksson Steel Service Center AB, a Swedish company specializing in high strength steel laser cutting, high definition plasma cutting, shear cutting and bending
Sep 2011	Acquisition	Hard Wear Inc.	SSAB acquired Hard Wear Inc, a company servicing large buckets used in heavy machinery and fabricating steel plate for reinforcing wear surfaces on industrial equipment in Alabama, USA
May 2011	Acquisition	Tibnor AB	SSAB became the sole owner of steel and non-ferrous metals distributor Tibnor by acquiring Outokumpu’s 15 percent minority share in the company
Mar 2011	Acquisition	Oulun Peltituote Oy	Rautaruukki expanded its Ruukki Express chain for construction professionals in Finland through acquisition of business activities of Oulun Peltituote Oy
Apr 2010	Acquisition	SeeBA Technik GmbH	Rautaruukki acquired wind turbine tower design, erection and maintenance operations of SeeBA Technik GmbH in Germany
Feb 2009	Acquisition	Skalles Eiendomsselskap AS	Rautaruukki acquired Norwegian steel frame constructor Skalles Eiendomsselskap AS
Dec 2008	Acquisition	UAB Gensina	Rautaruukki acquired Lithuanian steel frame constructor UAB Gensina
Nov 2008	Divestment	Colour-coating line in Gävle	Rautaruukki divested color-coating line in Gävle, Sweden
Jun 2008	Divestment	IPSCO Tubulars	SSAB divested its North American tubular operations to Evraz
Jun 2008	Divestment	Carl Froh GmbH	Rautaruukki divested its German precision tube company Carl Froh GmbH to German Arques Industries AG
Apr 2008	Aquisition	Hybri-Steel Oy	Rautaruukki acquired the laser and hybrid welding operations of Finnish Hybri-Steel Oy
Feb 2008	Aquisition	Wolter Metallverarbeitung GmbH	Rautaruukki acquired Wolter Metallverarbeitung GmbH, a German manufacturer of telescopic booms for mobile cranes
Nov 2007	Divestment	Ruukki Welbond BV, Ruukki Betongstahl GmbH	Rautaruukki divested reinforcing steel business of Ruukki Betonstahl GmbH in Germany and Ruukki Welbond BV in Netherlands to Saudi Arabian Al-Tuwairqi Group
Jul 2007	Aquisition	IPSCO Inc.	SSAB acquired IPSCO, a leading producer of energy tubulars and steel plate in North America, through a recommended public cash offer
May 2007	Aquisition	Aprítógépgyár Zrt.	Rautaruukki acquired Aprítógépgyár Zrt. in Hungary, a supplier to lifting, handling and transportation equipment industry
Apr 2007	Aquisition	Scanbridge AS	Rautaruukki acquired Scanbridge AS, a Norwegian steel bridge supplier
Mar 2007	Aquisition	Steinwalls Plåt AB	SSAB acquired Steinwalls Plåt AB, a Swedish sheet metal construction components and ventilation supplier
Jan 2007	Aquisition	AB Omeo Mekaniska Verkstad	Rautaruukki acquired AB Omeo Mekaniska Verkstad in Sweden, a supplier to lifting, handling and transportation equipment industry
Nov 2006	Divestment	Oy Ovako AB	Rautaruukki, AB SKF and Wärtsilä Corporation divested operating companies owned by Oy Ovako Ab to a company owned by the shareholders of Hombergh Holdings BV, WP de Pundert Ventures BV and Pampus Industrie Beteiligungen GmbH & Co. KG. Ovako was established in May 2005, when Rautaruukki, AB SKF and Wärtsilä combined their long steel businesses into a jointly owned new company
Jun 2006	Aquisition	OOO Ventall	Rautaruukki acquired Russian steel constructor OOO Ventall
Jun 2006	Aquisition	AZST-Kolor CJSC	Rautaruukki acquired AZST-Kolor CJSC, a company operating color coating line in Antratsit, Ukraine
Mar 2006	Aquisition	Steel-Mont a.s.	Rautaruukki acquired Slovakian steel constructor Steel-Mont a.s.
Jan 2006	Aquisition	PPTH Steelmanagement Oy	Rautaruukki acquired PPTH Steelmanagement Oy from funds managed by private equity investor CapMan and the company's management. PPTH is a leading Nordic steel constructor
Nov 2006	Divestment	Fredericia works	Rautaruukki divested cold formed sections manufacturing operations located in Fredericia, Denmark
Sep 2006	Divestment	Duisburg service center	Rautaruukki divested operations of Duisburg service center in Germany to Knauf Interfer AG
Aug 2006	Divestment	Metalplast Systems Sp.zo.o.	Rautaruukki divested non-core part of its business in Poland to operative management and private equity investor Tar Heel Capital
Aug 2006	Divestment	Reinforcing steel business, Nordic countries	Rautaruukki divested its Nordic reinforcing steel business to BT Norway AS