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Ruukki Construction combines Plannja Landsbro and Designtak operations into a new production facility in Småland

Ruukki ConstructionPress release28.5.2026 at 8 am CESTRuukki Construction, part of SSAB and a leading supplier of sustainable, steel-based building products, will combine the operations of Plannja Landsbro and Designtak into a new shared production facility in Vetlanda, Sweden. The change will support future growth, strengthen the company’s premium roofing offering, improve customer service, and provide a modern working environment for employees. The new facility will combine the current operations of Plannja Landsbro and Designtak, while roofing operations in Järnforsen will

Ruukki Construction appoints Viktor Strömberg as CFO

Ruukki ConstructionPress release28.4.2026 at 8:45 EESTRuukki Construction, part of SSAB and a leading supplier of sustainable, steel-based building products, has appointed Viktor Strömberg as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and member of the Leadership Team. The appointment will take effect on May 1, 2026. Viktor Strömberg has served as interim CFO of Ruukki Construction since January 2026. He joined the role from his position as Head of Strategy and Digitalization at SSAB, and brings extensive experience in financial analysis, business development, and digitalization. He has also

Changes in Ruukki Construction leadership team

Ruukki ConstructionPress release17.12.2025 at 10 am EETRuukki Construction, part of SSAB and a leading supplier of sustainable, steel-based building products, announces leadership changes. Esko Harila is appointed Head of the Roofing Europe business unit, and Viktor Strömberg, becomes interim Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for Ruukki Construction. The changes take effect on January 1, 2026. Esko Harila, Chief Financial Officer of Ruukki Construction, who has also served as Interim Head of the Roofing Europe business unit (Finland, Baltics, Central Eastern Europe and Ukraine), will be

Ruukki Construction announces changes in leadership team

Ruukki ConstructionPress release17.10.2025 at 11 am EESTRuukki Construction, part of SSAB and a leading supplier of sustainable, steel-based building products, announces changes in its leadership team. The changes are effective as of October 20, 2025. Adam Korol, Head of Roofing Europe (Finland, Baltics, Central Eastern Europe and Ukraine), has decided to leave the company to pursue new opportunities outside Ruukki. His last day with the company will be at the end of October 2025. Esko Harila, Chief Financial Officer of Ruukki Construction, will assume the responsibilities of Head

Ruukki expands climate targets to full value chain – aiming for net-zero by 2045

Ruukki ConstructionPress release3 September 2025 at 9:00Ruukki Construction, part of SSAB and a leading saupplier of sustainable, steel-based building products, announces new climate targets that go beyond its own operations to cover the entire value chain. The move strengthens Ruukki’s role as a frontrunner in sustainable construction and supports its long-term goal of a carbon-neutral future for the built environment. After significantly reducing emissions from its own operations (Scope 1 and 2), Ruukki is now committing to bold, new climate targets in line with the Science Based

Ruukki appoints Jan Samec Vice President, Head of Building Envelopes

Ruukki ConstructionPress Release26 June 2025 at 9:15 am EESTRuukki Construction, part of SSAB and a leading supplier of sustainable, steel-based building products, appoints Jan Samec Vice President, Head of Building Envelopes. He will be a member of the Ruukki Construction Leadership Team and report to Sami Eronen, CEO of Ruukki Construction. Jan will take up his position by October 1, 2025, at the latest. Jan joins Ruukki from Nordec Group, a leading provider of steel frames and structures for buildings, facades and steel bridges in the Nordic countries, where he currently serves as

Ruukki introduces new acoustic partition wall – superior comfort for demanding indoor environments

Ruukki ConstructionPress release9 June 2025 at 9 am EESTRuukki Construction, part of SSAB and a leading supplier of sustainable, steel-based building products, is launching a new acoustic partition wall element. Designed for industrial and office construction, the Ruukki® Sono acoustic partition wall element delivers best-in-class sound absorption and brings acoustic comfort to even the most demanding indoor environments. Ruukki® Sono, our acoustic wall element, is part of the sustainable Ruukki® Sound Environment product family, developed to enhance the acoustic performance of

Ruukki receives FM certification for sandwich panels manufactured at its Alajärvi plant

Ruukki ConstructionPress release5 June 2025 at 9 am EESTRuukki Construction, part of SSAB and a leading supplier of sustainable steel-based building products, has received the international FM Approvals certification for its mineral wool insulated sandwich panels manufactured at its Alajärvi plant in Finland. This certification is a significant recognition of the panels' high fire safety and structural durability, enabling their use in the most demanding building projects worldwide. “FM certification (Factory Mutual Approvals) is one of the most highly respected safety certifications

Ruukki appoints Pasi Turpeenniemi Director, Products and Services

Ruukki ConstructionPress release3.6. at 9 am EESTRuukki Construction, part of SSAB and a leading provider of sustainable, steel-based building products, has appointed Pasi Turpeenniemi as Director, Products and Services, effective 3 June 2025. In this new role, Pasi will be responsible for the strategic development and direction of Ruukki’s product and service portfolio and company-level R&D, working closely with all business units. He will join Ruukki Construction’s extended Leadership Team and report to CEO Sami Eronen. Pasi brings over two decades of experience in the steel and

Ruukki Construction appoints John Andersson Director of Marketing and Communications

Ruukki ConstructionPress release15 April 2025 at 9 am EETRuukki Construction, part of SSAB and a leading supplier of sustainable steel-based building products, has appointed John Andersson Director of Marketing and Communications, effective May 27, 2025. He will be based in Stockholm, Sweden, and report to Sami Eronen, CEO, Ruukki Construction. John brings over 20 years of international experience in both B2C and B2B marketing, with a strong background in brand development, strategic communications, and customer-driven growth. Most recently, he served as Global Vice President of

Changes in Ruukki Construction Management Team

Ruukki ConstructionPress release29.01.2025 at 9:30 AM EETRuukki Construction, part of SSAB, announces changes in its Management Team and Business Unit leadership. The new Business Unit Heads as of 1 March 2025 are Carsten Kyster, Building Envelopes; Adam Korol, Roofing Europe; and Mikael Nolborg, Roofing Scandinavia. Carsten Kyster has been appointed Vice President, Head of Building Envelopes (interim), starting March 1, 2025. Carsten is currently the Head of Roofing Scandinavia business, and he will remain on the Management Team. Adam Korol has been appointed Vice President, Head

Ruukki appoints Mikael Nolborg Vice President, Head of Roofing Scandinavia

Ruukki ConstructionPress release29.11.2024 at 3 PM EETRuukki Construction, part of SSAB, appoints Mikael Nolborg Vice President, Head of Roofing Scandinavia. He will be part of Ruukki Construction Management Team and report to Sami Eronen, President, Ruukki Construction. Mikael will start in the position in May 2025, at the latest. Mikael will join Ruukki from Swedish innovation company Drupps, where he is the CEO of the company. Mikael has extensive experience of leading and developing business in international technology companies. He is also well acquainted with the steel and

Ruukki to deliver sandwich panels with SSAB Fossil-free steel to new AWS data center in Sweden

Ruukki ConstructionPress release26 November 2024 at 9 am EETRuukki Construction, part of SSAB, will deliver Ruukki® Life LowCarbon sandwich panels made with SSAB's Fossil-free steel to Amazon Web Services (AWS) in Sweden. The fossil-free steel pilot products are part of the delivery of wall and roof structures as the company expands it’s infrastructure in Sweden. The delivery is part of a collaboration agreement between SSAB and AWS. SSAB and AWS have today announced the use of a fossil-free steel in new data center construction. As part of the collaboration, Ruukki will supply wall

Ruukki Construction completes major investment in Finland: more sustainable roofs more efficiently

Ruukki ConstructionPress release15 November 2024 at 9 am EETRuukki Construction, part of SSAB, is today celebrating the opening of the new roof profile production line in Vimpeli, Finland. The production line for Ruukki Classic®, Ruukki Classic® LowCarbon and Ruukki® Trendic profiles is the largest single machine investment in the project announced in December 2021. The improvements will result in new, better and more sustainable roofing products more efficiently for Ruukki's installation partners as well as for house builders and renovators. In Scandinavia, the residential roofing

Ruukki Construction appoints Kristiina Sotka VP, People and Culture

Ruukki ConstructionPress release31 October 2024 at 10:45 EETRuukki Construction, part of SSAB, appoints Kristiina Sotka Vice President, People and Culture. She will be part of Ruukki Construction Management Team and report to Sami Eronen, President, Ruukki Construction. Kristiina will join Ruukki from SRV Group PLC and start in the position latest in April 2025. Kristiina will join Ruukki from Finnish construction developer SRV Group PLC, where she is SVP, Head of Human Resources. She has extensive international experience in leading and developing Human Resources in both

“Even the strictest carbon footprint targets can be achieved”– Ruukki enables the construction industry to choose greener

Ruukki ConstructionOther news9.9.2024 at 9 am EESTClimate change and stricter regulations are driving the construction industry to develop solutions to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Reducing the life cycle impacts of buildings calls for active parties and enablers of the transition across the industry. Ruukki Construction, part of SSAB, is transforming the industry with innovative building products made with more sustainable next-generation steels. New products and a holistic approach to life cycle impacts enable customers to build more sustainably. Material choices are one of the

Ruukki and Nrep Logicenters to deliver unique logistics center in Finland using Ruukki LowCarbon products

Ruukki ConstructionPress release14 August 2024 at 9 am EESTRuukki Construction, part of SSAB, has signed an agreement with real estate investor Nrep’s logistics arm Logicenters to deliver a unique logistics center in Tampere. The lifecycle emissions of the building will be significantly smaller than usual, as the walls will be made of innovative Ruukki® LowCarbon products. Ruukki will supply sandwich panels and design profiles in the Ruukki® LowCarbon product family to a logistics center that Logicenters is building in Tampere, Finland. The installation contractor for the steel

Ruukki roofs made of SSAB Fossil-free steel for luxury Sunday Morning Resort in Finnish Lapland

Ruukki ConstructionPress Release11 June 2024 at 9 am EESTRuukki Construction, part of SSAB, has signed an agreement with travel company Experience Pyhä Oy on the delivery of Ruukki® Classic LowCarbon roofs made of SSAB Fossil-free™ steel to the investment company's ecological holiday destination in Pyhätunturi, Finnish Lapland. In the future, roofing such as pilot roofs installed in Honkatalot™ villas will have up to 70% lower climate impact than those made of traditionally manufactured steel. Ruukki will deliver pilot products made of fossil-free steel as well as high-quality

Ruukki introduces new LowCarbon offering: emission reductions of up to 70%

Ruukki ConstructionPress release20.5. klo 9.00 EESTRuukki Construction, a subsidiary of SSAB Group, launches a new Ruukki® LowCarbon offering, which aims to respond to ever-tightening environmental regulations and customer needs to reduce the lifecycle emissions of their buildings. The first product in the range is Ruukki® Classic LowCarbon, a roof profile which has an emissions impact that is up to 70% lower than that of a roofing profile made of standard steel. In Scandinavia, the corresponding roofing range will be offered under the name Plannja Infinity. The Ruukki® LowCarbon

Plannja, part of Ruukki, first in Scandinavia with fossil-free steel roofing for homes

Ruukki ConstructionPress release7.12.2023Plannja, a manufacturer of sheet metal products and part of Ruukki Construction, will be the first in Scandinavia to deliver residential roofing products featuring fossil-free steel. The pilot delivery will go to a residential area being built by OBOS in Björröd in Västra Götaland, Sweden. The products will be produced from the parent company SSAB’s fossil-free steel at Plannja’s production facilities in Järnforsen and Landsbro, Sweden during the remainder of this year. In January 2024, Plannja will deliver roofing sheets made of SSAB’s fossil-

Ruukki and Honkarakenne first in the world to implement a roof made of fossil-free steel

Ruukki ConstructionPress release14.11.2023Ruukki Construction, part of the SSAB Group, is partnering with Honkarakenne to pilot the use of SSAB fossil-free steel in roofing products. The first-ever roof made of fossil-free steel will be installed on a Honka log house in Klaukkala, Finland. The piloting is part of Ruukki's efforts to take the construction industry towards carbon-neutral buildings.   The world's first house featuring a roof made of fossil-free steel will be built in Klaukkala, Finland. Manufactured at Ruukki's Vimpeli plant in Finland, the Ruukki Classic roof, is made

Introducing the world’s first building with fossil-free steel

Ruukki ConstructionPress release8.11.2023Peab and SSAB have taken the next step in their collaboration and now, together with Ruukki Construction and the property company Wihlborgs, present the world’s first building with fossil-free steel in Lund, Sweden. The building’s wall and roof structures have been designed and produced by Ruukki Construction. Parts of the building were manufactured using fossil-free steel from SSAB. Peab is now the very first construction company to use fossil-free steel in a construction project. The building (Tomaten 1) in Hasslanda in Lund is an industrial

Ruukki concludes change negotiations in Finland

Ruukki ConstructionPress release4.10.2023Ruukki Construction, part of SSAB Group, has concluded the change negotiations concerning its operations in Finland. The negotiations were part of the cost structure adjustment measures announced in June and concerning all of Ruukki's businesses and operating countries. As a result of the Finnish negotiations, a total of 33 jobs will be lost. In addition, personnel will be temporarily laid off as needed depending on the market situation. The aim of the negotiations concerning Ruukki Construction Oy's personnel in Finland was to find ways to

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