Outokumpu Oyj is a manufacturer of stainless steel. The Company's business is divided into four business areas which are Stainless EMEA, Stainless Americas, Stainless APAC and Specialty Stainless. Stainless EMEA consists of stainless operations as well as ferrochrome production in Europe. The high-volume and tailored standard stainless steel grades are primarily used for example in architecture, building and construction, transportation, catering, appliances, chemical, petrochemical and energy sectors, as well as other process industries. The business area has production facilities in Finland and Germany as well as a finishing plant in the Netherlands. Stainless Americas produce standard austenitic and ferritic grades as well as tailored products. Its largest customer segments are automotive and transport, consumer appliances, oil and gas, chemical and petrochemical industries, food and beverage processing as well as building and construction industry. The business area has production units in the US and Mexico as well as a service center in Argentina. Stainless APAC includes cold rolling facility and coil and plate service center in China as well as a coil service center in Australia. The production concentrates mainly on high quality stainless steel flat products for the consumer and automotive industries in China. The service center in China specializes in selling, processing and distributing high quality stainless steel products, including high performance stainless. Specialty Stainless consists of four business lines which are Special Coil, Special Plate, Long Products and Thin Strip. The Special Coil and Thin Strip business lines offer wide range of high performance stainless steel special grades and products in a variety of dimensions, with manufacturing operations centered in Sweden. Special Plate is comprised of the quarto plate production facilities in Sweden and in the US. These units produce individually rolled thick and wide plates in standard and special stainless steel grades. Long products are used in a wide range of applications such as springs, wires, surgical equipment, automotive parts and construction. The manufacturing is concentrated in the integrated sites in the UK, Sweden and the US. Other operations consist of activities outside the four reportable segments described above as well as industrial holdings. Sales of Other operations consist of electricity, nickel warrants, internal commissions and services. read more