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In Focus

The route to the stars

The heat in grandma’s house on Bjärehalvön is oppressive. Can’t sleep there tonight. We go out onto the balcony that is on the garage roof next to the white stone house. We put the black wicker furniture together and make a double bed. The white pillows become a thin mattress. My eight-year-old daughter and I […]

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Järnmalmer in figures

For three generations, Järnmalmer has operated in the recycling industry. An industry that over the years has gained an increasingly prominent place in our society as a result of increased environmental problems. Problems that are becoming increasingly visible and that affect more and more people worldwide. The recycling industry has also become a capital-intensive, large-scale […]

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Nordiska Ventilationsprodukter

Järnmalmer was named as the scrap recycling company of the year for 2019 by Avfall Sverige (Swedish Waste Management), for its innovative thinking in the waste area with its concept of “Together towards zero waste”. Shortly afterwards, we developed the “Swipe for zero service”, an application that the customer can order and which is mounted […]

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Hyundai Steel

Järnmalmer International became an official supplier to Hyundai Steel in South Korea in 2022. The steel group, owned by Hyundai Steel Motor Group, manufactures H-beams, rails and reinforcements, but also hot and cold-rolled sheet and stainless steel products. The quality requirements are rigorous and Järnmalmer International has shown through its long experience in the steel […]

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Reusing more common

Today we are seeing a trend that more and more customers are asking for reused products in line with increased environmental problems. The desire to save energy but also the need to reduce CO2 emissions is the basis for this. We are also seeing how large construction companies in Sweden, but also abroad, increasingly focus […]

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The Doctor’s word is law

The temperature is rising. We’ve heard this before. The ice caps are melting and water levels are rising. Carbon dioxide emissions amount to a staggering 35 billion tonnes per year. The UN’s climate panel IPCC believes that there is still a small possibility of limiting warming to 1.5°C by 2100, but only if we radically […]

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Järnmalmer in numbers

We have been in business for more than 70 years, and a lot has changed. But our goal remains – to operate in the recycling industry with a long-term perspective in everything we do. To live up to that goal requires the ability to develop, commitment and, not least, knowledge and understanding of the business. […]

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New business developer

Marcus Wikström has taken up a position as a business developer at Järnmalmer. Marcus joins along with his big brother Christoffer and together the duo from Lerum will work actively to identify and develop new business opportunities and strengthen the stream of iron and metal scrap into the organization. Welcome to Järnmalmer Marcus. How does […]

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Changing to preserve our legacy

Excited young people are swimming in the pleasant summer evening. The water is black and still. The harbour lights spread a strong, yellowish glow that illuminates the foam from irregular swimming strokes. Amused, we follow them attentively from the tranquillity of the cockpit of one of the boats in the harbour. They are getting nearer […]

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Follow us on Instagram

Now you can follow our daily work, news, challenges, ideas and thoughts on Instagram. Find us by searching: Jarnmalmerab

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Plant supplier

Järnmalmer became a plant supplier in Sweden during the financial year, which means that the company, in addition to its strong export position, delivers scrap products to steel mills connected to JBF (Järnbruksförnödenheter). There are currently only about ten plant suppliers in the Swedish scrap market supplying the major Swedish steelworks with raw scrap materials. […]

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JMI is making progress

All though having experienced some challenges in 2020 Järnmalmer International (JMI) managed a great advance in the international scrap market. In March 2020 we made our first deep-sea heavy melting scrap sale to Turkey, a country which is internationally recognized as a dominant market for this commodity. By the end of this year we have […]

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Comprehensive agreement with SSAB

Järnmalmer has signed a long-term agreement with SSAB Europe SSC, Arendal from 2021, including for collection and disposal of around 18,000 tonnes of scrap iron and metal during the contract period. Stefan Roos, who is customer manager for Järnmalmer, sees the deal as proof that our offer to the market meets the toughest service requirements […]

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Joining forces

In the spinney in my home neighbourhood, Calle and I started a business. We were six years old and what we had in our pockets we put in. Twenty kronor in all. We realized that we needed to make an initial investment to get started. Calle and I agreed about things most of the time. […]

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The new man

Christoffer Wikström has taken up the position of business developer at Järnmalmer. Christoffer, who was previously a respected project manager in the demolition industry, will work actively to identify and develop new business opportunities and strengthen the inflow of iron and scrap metal into the organization. Welcome to Järnmalmer. How does it feel? Thank you. […]

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Heavy rail business

Järnmalmer has signed an agreement with the German railway operator Leonhard Weiss GmbH, including the collection and disposal of around 10,000 tonnes of rails and related rail material in 2021. The section includes Varberg – Herrljunga and Herrljunga – Borås, which corresponds to about 120 km of railway. Järnmalmer will carry out the transaction in […]

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Järnmlamer is expanding internationally

Järnmalmer is continuously expanding it’s international scrap procurement and sales networks. By the end of the fiscal year 30.06.2020 we have managed to perform sales of different types of bulk ferrous scrap to major scrap consuming countries. At present we supply shiploads of ferrous material to Germany, Spain, Taiwan, Vietnam , China and certainly to […]

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Swipe for zero

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Järnmalmer this year’s metal recycleing winner in Sweden

On 31 January 2019, Järnmalmer was named Metal Recycler/Scrap Dealers of the year in Sweden, at Återvinningsgalan (the Recycling Gala) in Stockholm. The jury’s explanatory statement was that Järnmalmer has renewed a traditional industry with its system for measuring CO2 emissions and offering climate compensation of material that is recycled within the framework of the […]

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Organization strengthened

As of 1 February 2019, Järnmalmer will add to its portfolio one of the industry’s leading players, Stefan Roos, who has extensive knowledge of purchasing, logistics and sales of scrapped steel. He worked as product manager at Stena Metal International, responsible for selling scrapped steel. He was also a driving force in developing the scrap […]

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Lilla chefsgalan – future leaders talking about the environment

We are seeing how environmental issues in society are becoming increasingly important and how climate change affects the population to an increasing extent. Gustav Stenbeck, former environmental activist at Greenpeace and today a venture capitalist, CEO and businessman, has taken the initiative to adapt an environmental target along with Järnmalmer directed at our employers. In […]

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Ideas on a running track

I’m a scrap dealer. Some people say I’m different, but different in a good way. I don’t know if they’re right, but I do have a lot of ideas. Mostly when I’m running. Like this morning. A cold November morning at half-past five, on a Saturday. I get a surprise in the dark on the […]

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Järnmalmer signs agreement with Infranord AB

Järnmalmer has signed a three-year framework agreement with Infranord AB to buy railway material and cast iron rails around the country. Järnmalmer is one of four recycling companies that have been selected and with Infranord AB, which has a prominent environmental profile; the result will be an annual figure of 8,000 tonnes of scrapped steel […]

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Järnmalmer takes its place at the Återvinningsgala

Järnmalmer has been nominated in the category Metal Recyclers/Scrap Dealers of the Year at Återvinningsgalan (the Recycling Gala) for innovative thinking in the way of managing climate issues in the recycling industry. With about 120 contributions submitted, Järnmalmer is among the nominated companies with Volvo, the City of Göteborg, IKEA, Way Out West and others. […]

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New cutting equipment

During 2017 Järnmalmer is making a series of key investments in its future.A brand new stationary cutting machine has been installed at our operation in Göteborg. This cutter weighs nearly 200 tons and has a cutting capacity of 30 tonnes of scrap metal per hour. The machine is powered by electricity and has a cutting force of […]

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New office opens

Järnmalmer opened new offices at its production facility in Göteborg in October 2016. It was great occasion. Swedish TV celebrity Lasse Kroner was the master of ceremonies and he entertained guests with some great stories. We all had a lovely, inspirational evening.

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When small decisions turn into big ones

Milk spills over the breakfast table. Just after we have cleaned off the crumbs, cornflakes and toys. Just as we are about to leave, and just as we are about to be late. I am wearing a warm winter coat and my scarf is lying on the table. Out of the corner of my eye […]

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Key business decision – don’t get married!

The leaves on the road muffle the sound of our car. One of the most successful and well-respected scrap metal buyers in Europe is sitting on the back seat of my car. I glance at him in the rear mirror, a middle-aged man in well-pressed trousers and a brown tweed jacket. He is stressing the […]

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Close no doors

The world is a great adventure. I am allowed to come to the office today. I’m four years old, and I’m standing in front of a door on the second floor. It’s a black wooden door with a silver handle high up. I look at Papa, then back at the door. It’s so high I […]

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Different cultures – our everyday experience

On one of my trips to Pakistan I visited Asia’s largest scrap market, located in Lahore. It’s called Misri Shah of this city of 10 million people. It was an unforgettable experience for me. There are several thousand merchants in an area with a circumference of about 2 km. For someone from the West like […]

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A beating heart

She made her way with tired steps through the hall and out onto the cold floor of the kitchen where she began to make some coffee for breakfast. The dream that had seemed so real to her was now gone. She picked the last coffee filter out of the packet. Today there would be no […]

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Inner drive

Grandmother owned an antique shop. The Second World War had just ended and optimism was on the rise again. The well-tended shop was just a stone’s throw from the royal palace on one of the busy, narrow streets in Stockholm’s old town quarter. Passersby stopped on the cobblestones and stared inside. The shop window was […]

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