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A NEW CHAPTER IN THE STEEL WORLD In 2000, Proplate Oxelösund was inaugurated–at the time called Smidesbolaget Oxelösund. The strategy is to develop the Degerfors concept but with ordinary and special steel processing, instead of stainless as in Degerfors. When a business is to be developed in a new place, the question of “where?” arises. […]

RAPID GROWTH Smidesbolaget in Degerfors grew from 7 to 65 employees and the company was sold to Avesta Sheffield in 2000. At that time, the plant was modernized and had become a full-scale “Steel Service Center” according to Anders Persson’s vision. SCANDINAVIA’S LARGEST PRESS BRAKE In 1991, Smidesbolaget invests in a new press brake –

A YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR After his mother died, 16-year-old Anders Persson took over the responsibility for his father’s company in 1973. At the time, the plant was a workshop with a few employees. Early on, Anders realized the potential of his father’s innovative concept, and quickly developed the company. Proximity to plate manufacturer Avesta Sheffield (Degerfors