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