Tornio Works' competitive edge
Tornio Works is the Group's largest production unit and one of the world's most cost-efficient stainless steel operations.
Integration into chrome and ferrochrome
Outokumpu's unique backward integration into chromium and ferrochrome production offers the Group significant competitive advantages. Having its own chromium supply is both a significant cost advantage and a way of mitigating risk. Chromite ore is mined at the Kemi underground mine and converted into ferrochrome at Tornio Works. For Outokumpu, the primary benefit is the ability to source the material at cost while selling it at prevailing market prices. As Outokumpu's ferrochrome smelter is located at the same site as the integrated stainless steel mill, ferrochrome can be transferred to the stainless steel melt shop in liquid form, an exceptional advantage in terms of energy and logistics costs. Read more about ferrochrome.
Tornio Works is one of the world's most cost-efficient stainless steel operations.
RAP line
The integrated rolling, annealing and pickling (RAP) line provides additional production flexibility as production can be shifted between hot rolled (white hot strip) and cold rolled products in accordance with market demand. As well as yielding a clear cost advantage, the RAP line requires less working capital than traditional cold rolling processes in which the annealing and pickling operations are carried out on separate lines.
Efficient logistics
Tornio Works is located by the sea and has its own harbour. This allows finished products to be shipped to Europe for further distribution in a highly efficient manner.