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“Quality is one of our top
priorities,” says Ragnarsson.
“If we want to produce the
right quality, the material we
use has to meet the required
quality standards.
“We chose steel from SSAB
because it maintains a high,
consistent level of quality
and because SSAB is a
sustainably minded company
that is also a relatively
local supplier to us here
in northern Sweden,” she
continues.
In addition to optimising fuel
consumption as a result of
the lightweight properties
of SSAB’s steel, the switch
to SSAB Boron 27 has
resulted in less material use,
less waste and improved
sustainability for Olofsfors.
“The material waste
percentage from cut steel
can be as high as 50%,
but, with SSAB’s steel,
we’ve reduced that number
significantly. Our material
use is down too. We make
some 400,000 side supports
a year and, for each one,
we’re saving between half
a kilo and a kilo of steel. So
we’re heating less steel and
wasting less steel,” says
Olofsfors’ strategic product
developer, Mats Frangén.
“SSAB is committed to
reducing its long-term
climate impact and that’s
something we value when
choosing our suppliers. With
SSAB, we use and transport
less material, all of which
has a positive impact on
our carbon emissions,” says
Maria Ragnarsson.
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