June 13, 2008 8:00 CEST 6 min read
All closing conditions with respect to SSAB’s sale of Division IPSCO’s tubular operations have been fulfilled. The closing of the tubular operations sale has thereby occurred, effective upon June 12, 2008.
In connection therewith, David Britten will take over as head of the North America Division, while John Tulloch leaves the company upon retirement.
SSAB and Lindab take another step in their partnership by collaborating on fossil-free steel. Starting 2026, SSAB will deliver fossil-free steel to Lindab, for use in ventilation and building systems.
Anssi Pulkkinen and Nestori Syrjälä’s work Ylösalasalasylös (Upside down downside up) won a public art competition held in 2019 by the Finnish State Art Commission, Lapland Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment (ELY Centre, Finnish Customs) and Senate Properties. A guard rail made at SSAB Toijala was used in the artwork, which was revealed at the customs post in Kilpisjärvi on the Finnish-Norwegian border in June 2021. The work is 13 meters high and 28 meters wide and refers, among other things, to the forms of the earth’s surface.
Steel company SSAB and automotive safety supplier Autoliv have initiated a collaboration to research and develop fossil-free steel components for automotive safety products, such as airbags and seatbelts.