Kalmar has signed an agreement to supply Finnish steel producer Outokumpu with three light electric forklift trucks and one medium electric forklift truck.

The machines will be deployed at Outokumpu’s stainless steel plant in Tornio, Finland.

The order was booked in Kalmar’s Q3 2024 order intake.

The light electric forklift trucks will be delivered during Q1 of 2025, while the medium electric forklift truck is scheduled for delivery during Q4 of 2025.

Kalmar’s light eFLT has a lifting capacity ranging from 5 to 9 tonnes, while a “medium” machine has a 9-18 tonnes lifting capacity.

Operations at Outokumpu’s Tornio plant in Finnish Lapland consist of two stainless steel melt shop lines, a hot rolling mill and a cold rolling plant as well as lines for brushing, polishing, slitting and cut-to-length processes.

Forklift trucks play a key role in the plant’s production logistics chain and operations supporting production.

Outokumpu already operates a fleet of diesel-powered forklift trucks at Tornio and is now taking steps towards zero-emission operations with the introduction of four fully electric forklift trucks.

The machines will be the first of their kind in their respective size categories to be deployed at the Tornio plant.

Outokumpu has chosen to use both lead-acid and lithium-ion battery technologies, which Kalmar offers for both its light and medium FLTs.

Kalmar has signed an agreement to supply Finnish steel producer Outokumpu with three light electric forklift trucks and one medium electric forklift truck.

The machines will be deployed at Outokumpu’s stainless steel plant in Tornio, Finland.

The order was booked in Kalmar’s Q3 2024 order intake.

The light electric forklift trucks will be delivered during Q1 of 2025, while the medium electric forklift truck is scheduled for delivery during Q4 of 2025.

Kalmar’s light eFLT has a lifting capacity ranging from 5 to 9 tonnes, while a “medium” machine has a 9-18 tonnes lifting capacity.

Operations at Outokumpu’s Tornio plant in Finnish Lapland consist of two stainless steel melt shop lines, a hot rolling mill and a cold rolling plant as well as lines for brushing, polishing, slitting and cut-to-length processes.

Forklift trucks play a key role in the plant’s production logistics chain and operations supporting production.

Outokumpu already operates a fleet of diesel-powered forklift trucks at Tornio and is now taking steps towards zero-emission operations with the introduction of four fully electric forklift trucks.

The machines will be the first of their kind in their respective size categories to be deployed at the Tornio plant.

Outokumpu has chosen to use both lead-acid and lithium-ion battery technologies, which Kalmar offers for both its light and medium FLTs.