News and Press Releases

Sustainability is a fundamental element of Ovako’s business that enables its steel products to have a carbon footprint 80 percent lower than the global average. This year’s Sustainability Report highlights the continued progress in Ovako’s sustainability efforts, including the achievement of an intermediate target to reduce the ‘cradle-to-gate’ carbon footprint of its finished hot rolled steel products by 30 percent per metric ton.

Rickard Qvarfort has been appointed as the new President of Business Unit Hofors. He starts his new role July 1, 2020 and succeeds Erik Bohman, who has decided to leave Ovako for new opportunities. In conjunction, Björn Wiborg has been appointed Acting President of Business Unit SmeBox.

Together with Linde Gas AB, Ovako has conducted a full-scale trial using hydrogen to heat steel before rolling. The trial was performed with good results in one of the company’s pit furnaces at the Hofors rolling mill in Sweden. This historic development for the steel industry proves that carbon dioxide emissions from rolling can be eliminated provided the right financial support and infrastructure are in place.

As a result of the current situation with COVID-19, the world is facing one of the largest health, industrial and financial challenges in modern times…

The steel industry, just like the whole of the wider world, faces a major challenge – reducing our climate footprint. Individuals, authorities, organizations and companies all need to make a transition, and the steel industry has a role to play.

Steel Navigator — Finden Sie den richtigen Stahl für Ihre Anwendung

Ready for the New Year, we have just carried out a complete update of the Ovako Steel Navigator. And among the many new features is a brand new module – our Piston Rod Selector.

Our Christmas gift to you is our new, improved Steel Navigator. It features a brand new module and a number of exciting new features as well as popular features like the Material Data Sheets, M-Steel Calculator and the Heat Treatment Guide.