Björneborg Joins Metalshub to Digitalise Procurement and Diversify Supplier Base

Düsseldorf, Germany, 20 August 2026 – Metalshub, the leading platform provider for the metals and mining industry, today announced a new collaboration with Björneborg Steel AB, a renowned Swedish steel mill and producer of large forged components. This partnership aims to digitalise Björneborg’s procurement processes and facilitate the discovery of new raw material suppliers through Metalshub’s advanced digital platform.

With a profound forging history dating back to 1656, Björneborg has consistently met the toughest specifications across the energy, defence, and marine sectors. As the company focuses on its innovative, fully climate-neutral production process, GreenForge®, it recognises the need to modernise its supply chain operations. By adopting Metalshub’s digital solutions, Björneborg will transition from traditional procurement methods to a highly structured and data-driven approach.

A primary objective of this collaboration is for Björneborg to expand and diversify its current supplier network. The Swedish steel mill will leverage Metalshub’s extensive marketplace to identify and engage with a wider pool of qualified market participants. This strategic move is designed to mitigate supply chain risks, enhance price discovery, and ensure a continuous flow of the high-purity materials necessary for their world-class forging operations.

The integration of Metalshub’s platform will provide Björneborg with auditable procurement workflows, aligning the company’s purchasing strategies with broader industry standards for efficiency and sustainability.

“We are thrilled to welcome a company with such a rich industrial legacy and forward-thinking sustainability goals to our platform,” said Dr Sebastian Kreft, Co-Founder and Managing Director at Metalshub. “Björneborg’s commitment to discovering new suppliers and digitalising its processes perfectly illustrates how digital infrastructure can drive supply chain resilience and operational excellence in traditional industries.”

This announcement highlights the growing role of digital ecosystems in enabling scalable, robust, and diversified supply chains for the European steel and forging markets.

Björneborg Steel AB is a premier Swedish steel mill with a forging history originating in 1656. Operating a fully integrated process that transforms recycled scrap into finished products—spanning from an advanced melt shop to heat treatment and complex machining—the company provides large forged components to demanding industries such as energy, defence, and marine. Driven by sustainability, Björneborg has developed GreenForge®, a fully climate-neutral production process that allows the company to deliver world-class forging solutions with the smallest possible climate footprint.

Håkan Dedorsson, CEO, hakan.dedorsson@bjorneborgsteel.com

Metalshub is a leading platform provider for the metals and mining industry. By leveraging advanced technology and market expertise, Metalshub provides digital solutions for buyers and sellers to connect, negotiate, and close transactions. With its innovative solutions, Metalshub empowers 3,000+ businesses to optimise supply chains, make informed decisions, and drive growth in the digital era. Its platform enables sellers to provide provenance, carbon footprint and ESG information to its customers in an auditable form, leading to qualification for key target market regulations.

Dr. Sebastian Kreft, Co-Founder and Managing Director, sebastian.kreft@metals-hub.com