The Italian ABS special steel manufacturer Acciaierie Bertoli Safau, a steel division of the Danieli Group, has opened a new service center in Vernamo, Sweden, which will become the company's hub in Scandinavia. According to local Swedish press reports, this is the first ABS service center outside of Italy. The opening completes the project started in 2025 with the development of ABS Steel Nordic and strengthens the group's presence in the Northern European market.
The new ABS Steel Nordic service center covers an area of approximately 25,000 square meters and includes a newly constructed 5,500 square meter building. The center combines warehouse availability, processing, cutting, logistics and metallurgical consulting services, which allows ABS to serve large industrial customers, small and medium-sized enterprises and machine workshops. The facility was built in about ten months and is equipped with automated and robotic systems for processing materials and резки.
The facility also received the Miljöbyggnad Silver environmental certificate, the second level of the leading Swedish building sustainability certification system managed by the Swedish Green Building Council (SGBC), confirming compliance with requirements exceeding the minimum requirements set by Swedish regulations in terms of energy efficiency, indoor environmental quality, and material selection and traceability.
The center will serve the key markets of the Northern Европы
Vernamo was chosen because of its strategic location in relation to the key markets of Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland. The availability of materials in stock will allow for timely delivery and a short response time to customer requirements.
the service center will specialize in the production of special steels and will supply, among other things, hot-rolled products, peeled, cold-drawn and ground bars, as well as forged products with a size range of approximately 20-300 mm. The cutting equipment installed in the center makes it possible to process large materials up to about 560 mm. The product range will include carbon steel, body-hardened steel, tempered and tempered steel, and microalloyed steel. steel, while technical and metallurgical support will be provided thanks to the expertise of the ABS Centre Métallurgique (ACM) research center.
Camilla Benedetti, President of ABS Acciaierie, said that the opening represents a crucial milestone in the company's international growth, adding: "The Northern market places high demands on quality, environmental friendliness and service. She stressed that the new center aims to bring ABS even closer to its customers by integrating steel supplies, logistics, grading services, and technical consulting.
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