With SmartSteel 1.0, SSAB is one step closer to the vision of having all data available in the cloud ‒ an internet of materials where customers can follow the steel all the way from the mill to the end product. The first version of the SSAB SmartSteel service enables customers to scan products and access material information through the new SmartSteel app. 

SSAB is one of the main participants in a new Swedish corporate initiative regarding circular material flows. The initiative, called Circular Sweden, is a forum consisting of several large Swedish companies and organizations such as Axfood, H&M, IKEA, NCC, Tarkett and Återvinningsindustrierna. The ambition is to collectively and actively contribute to a more sustainable society, in Sweden and internationally, by increasing the circulation share of materials and products.

For his innovative research on the fatigue strength of trimmed edges in high-strength steel, Sergi Parareda Oriol, from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Spain, has won the University Steel Prize 2018.