Outokumpu Long Products and Böllinghaus Steel have announced an agreement whereby Böllinghaus Steel will act as a representative for Outokumpu cold drawn hexagon and square bars in Germany and UK. The two parties have had a long-standing relationship for some 20 years, and a year ago announced a similar agreement covering other parts of the world. Outokumpuâs range of special shapes bars covers 8-25mm size range and will be sold by Böllinghaus Steel to the market in addition to their existing product range. Says Antonio Perea, CSO Böllinghaus Steel: âWe have found clear benefits for our customers from the cooperation agreement and are happy to widen the partnership with Outokumpu to cover also the German and UK markets. Böllinghaus Steel has invested this spring in a new warehouse and stock in Portugal that enables quicker deliveries for our key markets in central Europe. This agreement and enhanced services enable us to offer a complete product range through Europe and Asia, and a platform for further growth
We are aiming to be the leading supplier of special shaped bars in the market.â?
Says John Stansfield, GM for ASR and SSB operations, Outokumpu Long Products: âOur partnership with Böllinghaus Steel benefits both Outokumpu and our customers, enabling us to grow our business further. Böllinghaus Steel is a well-known company in the shaped bar market and has a reputation for high quality materials. This fits well with Outokumpuâs strengths of technical expertise and high quality, creating a good combined offering for our customers.â?
The combined range of special shaped bar comprises hexagon bars (8-70mm) and square bars (8-70mm).