The most important milestones

To guide you, we present some of the most important milestones of our history.

1797 Höganäs coal mining starts. This is also generally regarded as the start of Höganäs AB
1825 A brickworks is started up
1835 Production of salt glazed pottery started
1887 An industrial harbour is built

1900 The first laboratory is established
1910 First Sponge Iron Plant opened
1946 First Iron Powder Plant opened
1947 A new central laboratory is built

1966 The company adopts the name Höganäs AB

1968-1979 Höganäs AB's first foreign sales subsidiary started in England
Production of atomized iron powder begins
Sales subsidiary in Germany started

1980s Sales subsidiary started in France
Acquisition of a Belgian production plant
Japanese sales subsidiary started
Sales subsidiary in Italy started
Sales subsidiary in Spain started
Production in India started

1990s Sales subsidiaries in Taiwan and South Korea established
The present-day atomization plant in Halmstad is inaugurated
A joint-venture company is set up in China
Production of atomized powder begins in China
Höganäs AB celebrates bicentenary
Acquisition of Höganäs Brasil Ltd
Founding of North American Höganäs

2000- Acquisition of steel plant in Stony Creek and iron powder plant in Niagara Falls , USA
Acquisition of high-speed steel manufacturing plant in England
Atomization plant in Stony Creek, USA is inaugurated
Powder plant and mixing station in Brazil is inaugurated
Acquisition of a high alloy powder plant in USA
Inauguration of a new Astaloy Plant in Höganäs
Inauguration of Mixing Station and a new Tech Centre in China