Stories

The carbon emissions roadmaps for the Imatra mill have been updated. The update was completed as a thesis project by Jere Oravuo, who works as a customer service engineer at Ovako Imatra.

Since 1915, Imatra Steel Mill has shaped Finland’s industrial history. From pioneering electrometallurgy to sustainable steel production, its legacy of innovation continues to drive progress. Discover its remarkable journey.

In early 2022, Ovako´s steel mill in Hofors began looking at alternative solutions to address the growing challenge with the amount of magnesite brick that needed to be disposed of and sent for landfill. If they could find a solution to recycle the exhausted bricks instead, there would be many potential benefits.

“Industry is facing a challenge from growing lead times for remelted steel”, says – Stefan Czeczor, Dip -ing. Manager Technical Customer Support. Stefan continues “in some cases, suppliers are quoting lead times of two years, with a minimum order quantity (MOQ) of 20 tonnes or more and with no flexibility to vary order quantity or dimensions.”

Meet the women shaping the future of steel. In this International Women’s Day story, Ovako colleagues share their experiences, challenges and advice from working in a traditionally male-dominated industry.

Jane Jönsson Valencik’s journey at Ovako is anything but ordinary! From glowing molten steel at 1,650°C to tackling production puzzles, she thrives in the heart of the action. Discover how this process engineer turns challenges into triumphs while loving life in Hofors.

We have merged our sales units covering Scandinavia, Finland and the Baltics to create a new unit serving customers in our home market of the Nordic and Baltic countries. The new team includes around 15 people in direct sales, as well as a further 40 at Ovako Metals in Tampere, Finland, which provides stock services for our own steel products, as well as stainless steel, copper and brass.

Julia Hermansson has been a controller at Ovako Hällefors since 2017. Her role as a controller includes preparing and following up business plans, budgets and financial statements to analyze and evaluate operational performance. When the opportunity arose for a job that turned out to be a good fit with where she was in her life and education, she jumped at the chance to apply - a decision she has never regretted!