News and Press Releases

A new dimension measurement device has been installed at the heavy bar mill in Imatra, enhancing production efficiency, further improving steel quality, and reducing physical workload. The new measuring device is part of a major investment in modernizing the heavy bar mill.

Ovako’s apprenticeship program offers a hands-on way to become a professional in metal refining. Henri Luostarinen and Marjo Saarela both started this journey with different backgrounds but share the same goal: to gain a new profession in a stable and diverse industrial company. They began their studies in 2022, and their two-year program will conclude in December 2024.

Ovako has passed yet another important milestone on its journey toward a more sustainable steel-making future. In the summer of 2024, the furnace at its Boxholm facility in Sweden that heats steel to rolling temperature was rebuilt, enabling the fuel to be switched from oil to operation with a more environmentally friendly fuel.

Launched in Sweden in spring 2024, the Green Metal Heads tour is now coming to Finland, with Ovako Imatra bringing the concept to student fairs in Espoo, Lappeenranta, and Oulu.

Ovako Imatra is strengthening its collaboration with local schools by becoming a new corporate partner of Universoma - Imatra Junior University. Ovako's primary target group is 8th-grade students, for whom the junior university offers activities within the "Future Living Environments" learning module.

For Ovako’s Imatra mill, the transition to fossil-free district heating will bring significant cost savings and reduce the mill's carbon dioxide emissions by approximately 1,600 tons per year.

Junior Achievement (JA) Finland´s Yrityskylä Secondary School is a Finnish, gamified learning module for 9 th graders that provides positive experiences about working life, the economy, entrepreneurship and society. Over the next three years, 9 th graders in Southeast Finland will have the opportunity to work as the management team of Ovako Imatra and make business decisions in international markets.

Ovako is launching the podcast "Stålverket" with the aim of increasing interest in career opportunities within the steel industry and showcasing the dynamic and innovative environment at the company.