Flash smelting was developed by Outokumpu in Finland and first applied at Harjavalta in 1949; the energy-efficient process accounts for 50% of the world’s primary copper production.
In 1992, British Steel Stainless merged with the Swedish firm Avesta (as in Avesta Municipality) to form Avesta Sheffield, and in 2001 merged with Outokumpu, making it the third-largest stainless steel producing company in the world at the time.
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The zinc branch was merged with the Swedish company Boliden but later, in 2005, Outokumpu sold all Boliden shares.
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Nyby Ironworks in Torshälla was founded in 1829 by Adolf Zethelius, but ironworking on the site is first documented in the 15th century when the Bishop of nearby Strängnäs founded hammer forges by the waterfall near Nyby.
Timo Mikko Juhani Turunen (born April 8, 1948 in Kuusjärvi, North Karelia) is a Finnish retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga.