December 20, 2010 11:00 CET 6 min read
SSAB’s Head of Human Resources, Anna Vikström Persson, will be leaving the company on February 28, 2011 to take up an equivalent position at Sandvik AB. SSAB has begun a process for recruitment of a successor.
SSAB is participating in several events in conjunction with Climate Week NYC in the City of New York, United States, to contribute to the discussion on how to increase and accelerate the ambition, to scale up and roll out new climate technologies. Governments and policymakers should focus on creating markets for near zero emission materials and products as well as securing a level playing field.
HT Laser has 3D printed the world's first component suitable for forest machine using fossil-free material. The printed part is designed to be suitable for Ponsse forest machines. The batch of steel powder produced by SSAB used in the printing of the component is the world's first fossil-free steel powder suited for the powder bed manufacturing method. The powder is produced without carbon dioxide emissions using fossil-free energy sources.
Karl-Petter Thorwaldsson is to return to SSAB as Senior Advisor to work with the company’s public affairs in Sweden, the Nordics and at the EU level. He will report directly to SSAB’s President and CEO Martin Lindqvist.