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History of Celsa NordicTM

Acquired in 2006 following a globalization process by CELSA Group, CELSA Nordic is the business unit operating in the Nordics (Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Norway). It includes CELSA Armeringsstål AS and CELSA Steel Service.

CELSA Armeringsstål AS is the reinforcing steel producer in the Nordic region, formed by a reinforcing steel factory in the northern part of the world, and the only one in the Nordic countries.

CELSA Steel Service (CSS) companies are responsible for final processing and selling of reinforcement products in their respective countries. They are in Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Norway.

In 2014, CELSA Group acquired through Celsa Steel Service Finland the business of the company Tammet Oy Mesh and its plant in the town of Pälkäne, including all machinery and equipment.

All these years of perseverance and enthusiasm have made CELSA Nordic the leading Nordic steel company. As a result of a strong commitment to sustainable development, the company has become the second largest recycler in the Nordic countries with more than 700,000 tons of scrap recycled per year.

But this is not enough for CELSA Nordic as the company is developing different actions to integrate sustainability polices into the decisions-making process and further reduce the overall environmental impact. For this reason, the future of CELSA Nordic comes with a more sustainable society.

Celsa Nordic has been a pioneer in terms of environmental commitment in the European steel industry and is devoted to retaining that position in the future.

History of CELSA GroupTM

The most outstanding landmarks

The origins of the company
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In the 60s, the steel sector was in full expansion thanks to migrations and the construction boom. Francesc Rubiralta Vilaseca (1939-2010) created, together with his brother Josep Maria, the “Compañía Española de Laminación, S.L”, CELSA, in Castellbisbal.

The company started its project by working with a second-hand Danish rolling mill to make reinforcing steel bars for construction. The bars of the company offered more benefits than those of the Spanish competitors thanks to its small diameter.

First Electric Arc Furnace
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A decade later, in 1977, because of constant commitment to innovation was the creation of the first electric fusion furnace. It was inaugurated in Sant Andreu de la Barca, Barcelona.

From this moment, the company stopped transforming products for third parties and began to manufacture steel autonomously, allowing it to increase its production and market share.

A national reference
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Over the years, CELSA became a national reference for steel. At the end of the 80s and during the 90s, we incorporated three companies to the group: Torras Herrería y Construcciones, Altos Hornos de Cataluña and Nueva Montaña Quijano, which is now the successful Global Steel Wire. These acquisitions are also joined by two other leaders in the sector: Industrias del Besós and Nervacero.

Later, with the mission of diversifying our products, we incorporated several wire drawing companies: Tycsa PSC and Trefilerías Moreda in 1991, and Riviere in 1999.

Internationalization of the Group
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With the dawn of the new millennium, the company’s international expansion began with the adquisition of CELSA Steel UK in Cardiff, United Kingdom, and CELSA Huta in Ostroweic, Poland. The success of both operations was what triggered a globalization process that began to take shape and consolidate.

CELSA expanded its international projection with the creation of CELSA Nordic, composed of a steel mill and several processing companies located in different countries of northern Europe, and CELSA France, located in Bayonne. Not only that, but a year later we expanded our presence in the United Kingdom and Ireland with the acquisition of BRC, ROM Group and Express Reinforcements.

Leading the transformation of steel
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Sustainable development and excellence in environmental management are two fundamental pillars for the Group. Through a dynamic of sustainable work based on innovative and efficient recycling techniques, CELSA Group™ has become a benchmark in the circular economy.

Steel faces new challenges and with them, new opportunities. In our commitment to lead the transformation of steel and industry 4.0, we continue to make progress in digitizing the supply chain to maintain excellence in the sales and operations planning process, as well as in lean construction services to help our clients to be more efficient and sustainable.

Leading the transformation
of steel
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Sustainable development and excellence in environmental management are two fundamental pillars for the Group. Through a dynamic of sustainable work based on innovative and efficient recycling techniques, CELSA Group™ has become a benchmark in the circular economy.

Steel faces new challenges and with them, new opportunities. In our commitment to lead the transformation of steel and industry 4.0, we continue to make progress in digitizing the supply chain to maintain excellence in the sales and operations planning process, as well as in lean construction services to help our clients to be more efficient and sustainable.


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