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