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HSEQ -assessment is an effective way to assure commitment to common ground rules.
HSEQ provides a good opportunitity for suppliers and service providers to review the level of their operations, improve it further and at the same time assure us your strive for continuous improvement.
We as Buyers, your customers or potential future customers have committed ourselves to responsible sourcing.
According to our HSEQ-principles, we aim to continually improve our operations and our value chain.
As member companies in the Cluster, we adhere to local laws and EU Directives. Also, we fulfill requirements set by our customers and those that are set by ourselves. All parties in a common workplace shall adhere to high safety standards, foresee healthy work environment, commit themselves to environmental responsibility and maintain good quality of operations and workmanship.
ANDRITZ-CORPORATION
ANDRITZ, an international technology group, is one of the world's leading suppliers of plants, equipment and services to the hydropower industry, the pulp and paper industry, municipal and industrial separation technology solutions, the steel industry and the production of animal feed and biomass pellets. In addition, ANDRITZ offers various technological solutions, such as automation systems, pumps, equipment for the production of nonwovens and plastic films, steam boilers, biomass boilers and gasification plants for energy production, flue gas cleaning plants, fibreboard production plants, sludge treatment plants and heat treatment plants. ANDRITZ is a listed company headquartered in Graz, Austria. Worldwide, ANDRITZ has approximately 23,900 employees and more than 220 locations.
ANDRITZ Oy is one of the world's leading suppliers of systems, equipment and services to the pulp and paper industry. Its product areas include wood processing, fiber processes, chemical recovery and pulp handling. In addition, ANDRITZ Oy offers various biomass boilers and gasification plants for energy production. ANDRITZ HYDRO Oy, located in Tampere, Finland, supplies systems, equipment and services to the hydropower industry. In Finland, the ANDRITZ companies have a turnover of approximately EUR 600 million and a staff of approximately 1,000. The centers of expertise are in Kotka, Lahti, Savonlinna, Varkaus and Tampere. The company is headquartered in Helsinki. The Chairman of the Board of ANDRITZ Oy is Wolfgang Leitner (ANDRITZ AG) and the CEO is Harry Rickman. The company is owned by the Austrian ANDRITZ AG.
Cluster contact person: Timo Tauren (email)
Quant AB (publ) is a global leader in industrial maintenance. For over 30 years, we have been realizing the full potential of maintenance for our customers. From embedding superior safety practices and building a true maintenance culture, to optimizing maintenance cost and improving plant performance, our people make the difference. We are passionate about maintenance and proud of ensuring we achieve our customers’ goals in the most professional way. The group operates internationally in close to 20 countries world-wide, employing 2,400 people. The parent company is located in Stockholm, Sweden.
Contact person in the Cluster: Pia Ahtiainen (email)
Part of the global bioeconomy, Stora Enso is a leading provider of renewable products in packaging, biomaterials, wooden construction and paper, and one of the largest private forest owners in the world. We believe that everything that is made from fossil-based materials today can be made from a tree tomorrow. Stora Enso has approximately 22,000 employees and our sales in 2021 were EUR 10.2 billion. Stora Enso shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki Oy (STEAV, STERV) and Nasdaq Stockholm AB (STE A, STE R). In addition, the shares are traded in the USA as ADRs (SEOAY).
Contact persons in the Cluster:
Erno Pyykkönen (email) and Pertti Uski (email) (FI)
Michael Peterson (email) och Ulrica Skoging Nyberg (email) (SE)
Helen Oy's energy production has been awarded as the most efficient in the world. We want to offer our customers the best urban energy in the world.
Responsibility starts with all of us, develops together with customers and partners and also affects society as a whole. What is important to us is that we work with common sustainable principles in all our work. Our main goal is to be an accident-free workplace.
Cluster contact person: Jari Leskinen (email)
Kiwa Inspecta is a leading inspection, testing and certification company (TIC). Our vision is to create security, reliability and sustainable development in Northern Europe. The Kiwa Group operates internationally in about 50 countries and employs more than 4,600 people. We are one of the 20 largest TIC companies in the world.
Management system evaluations give our customers new opportunities to develop their business and increase transparency in their quality, environmental, occupational health and safety practices. The marketability of our customers is significantly improved when their capabilities are verified by an independent party. Transparency increases business opportunities in the face of intensifying competition.
In supplier auditing we are market leaders. We have formed and managed several clusters, where more than 70 large Buyers have created common models for auditing suppliers. The criteria developed in these clusters have been standardized (PSK 8404) in 2015.
Customers who value transparency and urge for trusted information and certainty, verified in professionally conducted supplier evaluations, use HSEQ-assessment as a basis for their long-term supplier relationships. New members are welcome to participate in the activities and benefit from the cooperation.
Contact person in the Cluster: Kaj von Weissenberg (email)
Austrian Mayr-Melnhof (MM) is Europe’s largest producer of cartonboard and folding cartons focusing on sustainable and innovative fibre-based packaging solutions. In 2021, the group generated sales of around EUR 3.1 billion and employed approx. 12,500 people.
MM Kotkamills joined the MM Group on Aug. 2nd 2021. The Kotka integrate in Finland manufactures innovative products created from wood, a renewable natural resource. Its range of sustainable products includes food-safe consumer boards, the high-quality saturating kraft paper Absorbex®, and ecological wood products. The fully recyclable AEGLE® and ISLA® boards, produced since 2016, were complemented in 2018 with water-based dispersion barriers, replacing plastics used in packaging and food service applications. All our products are environmentally friendly, recyclable and safe to use.
You can find us in LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook @kotkamills and in Instagram @Kotkamillsofficial
Contact persons in the Cluster: Minna Hannula (email) and Sari Posa (email)
As the only tire manufacturer in the world, Nokian Tires focuses on products and services that facilitate the safe movement of people in northern conditions. Innovative tires for cars, trucks and heavy machinery are marketed mainly in areas with snow, forest and demanding driving conditions due to seasonal variations. The company develops its products with the goal of sustainable safety and environmental friendliness throughout the product's life cycle. Nokian Tires owns the Vianor tire chain, which has 1,121 sales outlets in 26 countries. The company's net sales in 2021 were approximately EUR 1.714 billion and the number of employees was more than 4,900. Nokian Tires' shares are listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki
Contact persons in the Cluster:
Teemu Honkala (email) and Olli Keski-Rahkonen (email)
The unit of production economics is part of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Oulu. Production economics trains undergraduate engineering candidates, graduate engineers and doctors who are familiar with technology and the operations of industrial companies for the needs of the university's area of influence and its stakeholders. Production economics combines technical know-how, mastery of economics methods and an understanding of human behavior. In the production economy, phenomena are studied and problems are solved from these three perspectives. The Research Unit for Industrial Economics at the University of Oulu places special emphasis on the following research areas: product management, project management, well-being at work and productivity, and managing production activities. The latest research data in the field is utilized in teaching. Research and teaching complement each other in daily activities. The production economy has been an active player in the HSEQ cluster since its inception. We participate in the activities of the cluster through research and development projects, theses and active cluster work.
Contact person in the Cluster: Arto Reiman (email)
Outokumpu is the global leader in stainless steel. We aim to be the best value creator in stainless steel, through customer orientation and efficiency. The foundation of our business is our ability to tailor stainless steel into any form and for almost any purpose. Stainless steel is sustainable, durable and designed to last forever. Our customer use it to create civilization's basic structures and its most famous landmarks as well as products for households and various industries.
Outokumpu employs 10,000 professionals in more than 30 countries, with headquaters in Helsinki, Finland and shares listed in Nasdaq Helsinki.
Contact person in the Cluster: Susanna Södervall (email)
SSAB is a global steel company with a leading position in high-strength steels and related services. Our vision is a stronger, lighter and more sustainable world. SSAB aims to be the first, in 2026, to offer fossil-free steel to the market and largely eliminate carbon dioxide emissions from our own operations in around 2030. The company has operations in about 50 countries and approximately 14,000 employees. Net sales in 2020 were EUR 6.5 billion. The share is listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki
Contact person in the Cluster: Pasi Uusitalo (email)
Botnia Mill Service is a service company owned by Metsä Fiber and Caverion Industry. Botnia Mill Service offers all forest industry start-up, maintenance and installation services, as well as design and engineering services from individual work orders to complete maintenance of industrial plants. We provide operational reliability and high-quality expert and maintenance services cost-effectively for the forest and process industries.
The strategic partnership between Botnia Mill Service and Metsä Fiber is based on long-term cooperation, strong mutual trust and a jointly developed strategic partnership model that has been able to create a significant competitive advantage.
We have 360 people in eight locations all over Finland: in Vantaa, Joutseno, Kemi, Rauma, Simpele, Kuopio, Tampere and Äänekoski.
Cluster contact person: Samuli Järvinen (email)
Oulun Energia is based on energy production and heat and electricity transmission, but the transition to new business initiatives based on a circular economy is under way. The company will develop smart, energy-efficient energy solutions that benefit its customers and move toward carbon-neutral energy production by 2035. Oulun Energia is responsible for people and the environment, and making future generations proud of its work is important. Oulun Energia was founded in 1889 and currently has about 240 experts in energy industry.
Contact in the cluster: Mikko Heikkinen (email)
Pohjolan Voima produces electricity and heat with hydropower, thermal power and nuclear power on an at-cost basis for its customers. We focus on large scale energy production. Our owners are our customers, Finnish export sector companies, energy companies and cities - in total 23.
The share of Pohjolan Voima's electricity generation of the total electricity production in Finland is just under 20 per cent. Nearly 95 per cent of that amount is carbon-neutral. Pohjolan Voima has 21 power plants across Finland. The turnover of Pohjolan Voima was in 2019 422 million euros and the number of employees was 89.
Contact person in the cluster: Katja Permanto (email)
Company Web pages: https://pohjolanvoima.fi/
Metsä Group leads the way in the bioeconomy. We invest in growth, developing bioproducts and a fossil free future. The raw material for our products is renewable wood from sustainably managed northern forests. We focus on the growth sectors of the forest industry: wood supply and forest services, wood products, pulp, fresh fibre paperboards, and tissue and greaseproof papers. Metsä Group's annual sales is approximately EUR 6 billion, and we have around 9,500 employees in 30 countries. Our international Group has its roots in the Finnish forest: our parent company is Metsäliitto Cooperative owned by nearly 100,000 forest owners.
Contact persons in the cluster; Ari Sarja (email) and Marianne Stenberg (email)
Company Web pages: https://metsagroup.com/
ABB is a leading global technology company that energizes the transformation of society and industry to achieve a more productive, sustainable future. By connecting software to its electrification, robotics, automation and motion portfolio, ABB pushes the boundaries of technology to drive performance to new levels. With a history of excellence stretching back more than 130 years, ABB's success is driven by about 105,000 talented employees in over 100 countries.
Contact persons in the cluster; Jukka Haavisto (email)
Company Web pages: https://www.abb.com
Tornator is a leading European company specialised in sustainable forest management. We own forests in Finland, Estonia and Romania. Our operating model is based on responsible use of forests as well as strong environmental expertise and utilisation of digital technologies. Our core business includes sustainable forestry, forestland purchasing and silvicultural services. Tornator is a public limited company and its main shareholders are Finnish pension insurance companies and Stora Enso. Tornator's mission is "generating sustainable well-being from the forest".
Contact persons in the cluster; Tuija Luukkanen (email)
Company Web pages: https://www.tornator.fi
Gasgrid Finland is a state-owned gas transmission network company (TSO), that started its operations t the beginning of 2020 and whose task is to ensure cost-effective, safe and uninterrupted gas transmission and to actively develop the gas market and the Finnish energy system. It has system responsibility for the entire gas transmission network in Finland. Within the limits permitted by the regulation, Gasgrid Finland may also offer other services based on the utilization of the gas transmission network. It is important for us to develop infrastructure, services and the gas market actively and customer-orientedly in order to promote the carbon-neutral energy system of the future throughout Europe.
Contact person in the cluster: Satu Saarinen (email)
Company Web pages: https://www.gasgrid.fi/en
