ssab europe mix improvement
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SSAB Europe – Mix improvement driving profitability Olavi Huhtala, EVP and Head of SSAB Europe
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Agenda
►SSAB Europe & current situation
►Market situation and outlook
►Strategy
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Market leader in Nordic region – Profitability leader in Europe
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SSAB Europe
TK Steel Europe
ArcelorMittal Europe
Salzgitter
Tata Steel Europe1.86 Mton SSAB shipments 2016
~50% of SSAB Europe volumes
40-50% Market share
EBITDA margin 2016 vs. European peers Nordic market leader
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SSAB Europe business 2016
Nordic Home Market (flats)
► Clear market leader
► Superior set-up to service local market
► Active towards all segments – Multichannel
Automotive (global)
► Selective focus based on Advanced High-Strength Steel
► Focus on OEMs and Tiers
► Based on collaboration & flexibility
Continental Europe (flats)
► Focus on Premium products and more value added sales
► Based on strong product portfolio
► Multichannel approach
Tubular
► Strong position in the Nordics
► Premium products outside Nordics
► Based on strong product portfolio & service
Share of volumes
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Profitability clearly improving
1) Excluding items affecting comparability 2) Figures for 2014 are pro forma, as if SSAB had owned Rautaruukki during the year
Sales and EBITDA margin1,2
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Agenda
►SSAB Europe & current situation
►Market situation and outlook
►Strategy
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Stable demand at relatively good levels, albeit far from 2007 peak
Source: Eurofer Market Outlook 4/2017 and previous versions
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Apparent steel use in EU, mt finished steel
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Positive development in Nordic market expected to continue
Overall healthy outlook, some regional differences All key steel consuming segments are growing
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Norway
Denmark Finland
Sweden
GDP yearly growth rate, %
Source: IMF, April 2017
► Automotive expected to continue to grow steadily the next 3-4 years
► Heavy trucks growing, with Scania and Volvo Trucks gaining market share
► Overall healthy outlook for Construction
► Offshore dependent on oil prices: in Norway a number of new projects starting up which might attract investments
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Positive long-term demand sentiment in most customer segments
Source: KallanishSteel, Eurofer, SSAB analysis (April 2017)
Energy
Automotive
Others
Sentiment Comment
Marine & Offshore
Construction
► Heavy transport continue strong growth
► Agriculture showing clear signs of improvement starting in 2018
► Overall healthy outlook (+2.1% in 2017 and 2.7% in 2018 - Eurofer)
► Automotive output is estimated to have grown ~5% in 2016 ► Fundamentals for the automotive market in the EU are expected to remain overall positive
in 2017 and 2018, albeit at a lower pace
► Continued positive outlook for wind energy sector 2018-2020
► Good order books and opportunities coming up
► Solar power projects continue to be funded
► Good situation in the shipbuilding sector
► Offshore dependent on oil prices
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Agenda
►SSAB Europe & Current situation
►Market situation and outlook
►Strategy
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Strategic focus areas
Strengthen the Nordic Home Market leadership
Improve the mix Continuous improvements to enhance cost position
and productivity
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Strengthen the Nordic Home Market leadership
63%
► Full product offering
► Asset closeness and flexibility – superior services
► Best technical and development support
► Long customer relationships
► Trusted partner for the long term ► Develop relationships with top accounts
►Multichannel strategy
► Leverage own Steel Service Centers
► Leverage cooperation with Tibnor
► Grow Premium products in selective segments
Continue to leverage unique market leader position
Key focus ahead
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Premium vs. standard
► Material optimized for a purpose
► Typical customer is an end-user
► Customers value total offer and are prepared to pay a premium
► Close cooperation – higher switching cost
► Less exposed to competition
Seat Back rest Docol CR1300M
“Standard” business
► Material serving multiple purposes
► Typical customer is a steel service center
► Customers value properties such as consistency, but are not prepared to pay a premium
► Business more transaction based
► Full competition, incl. non-EU actors
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Volume and price more stable Volume and price follow market
Premium product business
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Increase premium product share to 40% by 2020
2016
100%
Automotive premium
Standard Hot-Rolled-Coils
Tubular products
2020
100%
Other premium products
Other Standard products
Processed products (CTL/Slit)
Share of SSAB Europe volumes, % Mix change
Nordic Rest of EU RoW
Automotive Premium
Other premium products
Tubular products
Processed products (CTL / Slitted)
Standard Hot-Rolled-Coils
Other Standard products
Grow volumes and allocate more capacity
Stable volumes and capacity allocation
Decrease volumes and allocate less capacity
30% 40%
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ALL OPTIMIZED FOR A PURPOSE
SSAB Boron
SSAB Weathering
SSAB Form
SSAB Domex ®
SSAB Laser ®
Our product offering – A complete new brand portfolio launched since merger
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Growing Premium products outside Automotive through a two-fold approach
63%
► Based on local needs and opportunities
► Central market development provides support
► Leveraging cross geography learnings
► Central Market Development identifies growth areas
Local pull
Pushing new opportunities
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Striving towards best in basics through continuous improvements
Delivery accuracy
Focus on implementing new Supply Chain Management model and reduce complexity
Quality
Focus on improved proactive quality management as well as harmonized claims handling
Cost efficiency and waste reduction
Focus on key areas like production yield and energy
Key continuous improvement projects
► Luleå slab yield
► Borlänge yield
► Borlänge continuous annealing capacity
► Energy use optimization
► Reducing rejections in Raahe hot-strip rolling
► Raahe PCI coal cost
► Hämeenlinna hot-dip galvanizing capacity
Stability & flexibility in production
Focus on bottlenecks, improved availability and reducing complexity
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Safety
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Example: Continuous annealing line in Borlänge ► Improved availability and productivity through
− Tuning of burners and induction furnaces
− 100% material flow
► As a result, weekly production has increased from 8.3 ktonnes in 2015 to 10.5 ktonnes (~30%) in 2017
► Supports growing sales to the automotive sector
► Further capacity improvements targeted
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Summary
►Market leader in Nordic region – profitability leader in Europe
►Competitive platform in place
►Positive market outlook
► Strategic focus areas:
− Strengthen the home market position
− Mix improvement to 40% premium
− Continuous improvement to improve cost position
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