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SSAB
Swedish-Finnish steel company; global leader in ultra-high-strength steel. Strenx® brand (yield strength 700–1300 MPa) is the "world's premier high-strength structural steel" for lifting equipment, used in mobile crane booms, crawler cranes, and lattice structures. XCMG's record-breaking 4,000-ton crawler crane uses Strenx 1100 E tension bars. Primary mills: Oxelösund (Sweden) for quarto plate and Hämeenlinna (Finland) for hot-rolled. Also Hardox® wear plate brand for mining/construction. In 2016 acquired Ruukki (Finnish steel); combined entity dominates premium structural crane steel in European markets.
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Sole supplierHigh-Strength & Abrasion-Resistant Steel Plate →
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High-Strength Structural Steel (Q460 / S355) →
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Advanced high-strength steel (AHSS) and ultra-HSS sheets →
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Corten / Weathering Steel (Container Panels) →
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SSAB Hämeenlinna Steelworks — Finland →
FIHämeenlinna, Tavastia Proper · manufacturing
Former Rautaruukki / Ruukki plant (acquired by SSAB 2014). Produces hot-rolled Strenx grades for crane and lifting applications. Primary Finnish production site for high-strength structural steel.
SSAB Lulea Cold Rolling Complex - Sweden →
SENew 2.5M ton/yr AHSS facility under construction; EUR 4.5B investment; cold rolling + galvanizing; fossil-free steel focus
SSAB Oxelösund Steel Mill →
SEOxelösund, Södermanland · steel_mill
Primary production site for HARDOX® wear plate and Domex® high-strength steel. HARDOX is produced exclusively by SSAB and specified by name in agricultural and construction equipment designs worldwide.
SSAB Oxelösund Steelworks — Sweden →
SEOxelösund, Södermanland · manufacturing
Primary SSAB plate mill in Sweden. Specializes in quarto (heavy) plate: Strenx (high-strength structural) and Hardox (wear-resistant) grades. Strenx 700–1300 MPa crane boom steel manufactured here. Site of HYBRIT fossil-free steel pilot project (SSAB + LKAB + Vattenfall); world's first fossil-free steel delivered 2021.
SSAB Raahe Works - Finland →
FIBeing converted to H-DRI/EAF by 2030-2040; hydrogen-based fossil-free AHSS production target
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Strenx® Ultra-High-Strength Steel (Crane Booms + Vehicles)
35%Hardox® Wear Plate (Mining, Construction, Armor)
30%HYBRIT Fossil-Free Steel (Breakthrough Technology)
15%Structural & Weathering Steel
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Did you know2022
SSAB, in partnership with iron ore miner LKAB and energy company Vattenfall, delivered the world's first fossil-free steel (via the HYBRIT process) in 2021 from its Oxelösund works in Sweden. The HYBRIT process replaces coking coal with green hydrogen in the steelmaking process, eliminating direct CO2 emissions. The same Swedish mill that makes the ultra-high-strength crane boom steel (Strenx) is also the birthplace of the first zero-carbon steel production process in history — potentially transforming the decarbonization of heavy industrial manufacturing if it scales. SSAB plans to convert its entire Swedish production to fossil-free by 2030.
SSAB ↗Capacity2023
SSAB is the world leader in ultra-high-strength structural steel for crane booms — and the offshore wind industry depends on this niche capability for installation. The crawler cranes that install 200+ meter offshore wind turbines (like Liebherr LTR 11200, Mammoet PTC 140, and XCMG CC series) are built with SSAB Strenx steel in their lattice boom sections. These cranes operate at 1,000-4,000 tonne lift capacity; without ultra-high-strength steel, the crane booms would be too heavy for the crane to lift itself. The global offshore wind installation schedule depends on a specialized fleet of perhaps 50 suitable installation vessels and crawler cranes — all of which were designed around SSAB Strenx steel. The European energy transition from fossil fuels to offshore wind runs, in part, through a Swedish specialty steel mill in Oxelösund.
SSAB AB ↗Origin2023
SSAB (Svenskt Stål AB) was formed in 1978 as a Swedish state consolidation of failing specialty steel operations, primarily the Oxelösund steel mill (founded 1913) producing quarto plate. In 2008, SSAB acquired IPSCO (a North American steel company with US and Canadian mills) for $7.7B — gaining US steel market presence and high-strength plate capabilities. The 2016 combination with Ruukki (Finnish specialty steel, formerly Rautaruukki) created a Nordic specialty steel champion. SSAB's strategic focus on ultra-high-strength steel (Strenx and Hardox brands) differentiated it from commodity steel producers — competing on grade performance rather than volume. The HYBRIT project (2016, with LKAB and Vattenfall) represents SSAB's strategic bet that fossil-free steel, though currently more expensive, will command a premium as carbon pricing and ESG requirements increase.
SSAB AB ↗