Höganäs AB is a global leader in advanced metal and ceramic powders, with a yearly capacity of 500,000 tonnes. The company’s vision is to drive positive change through material innovation, with the ambition of becoming the globally preferred partner for sustainable powder materials.
Metal powders from Höganäs AB are used in a wide spectrum of applications across different industries. The inherent properties of metal powders provide unique opportunities. They can be found in car components such as connecting rods and gears, in electric motors, in agricultural equipment and in food industry products like iron-fortified corn flakes. Metal powders can also be used to remove contaminants in drinking water and to clean industrial wastewater.
The largest customer segment is the automotive componentry industry. In 2024, Höganäs reported sales of 11,826 SEK million, had around 2,300 co-workers and approximately 3,000 customers in 75 countries around the world.
Höganäs' origins can be traced back to 1797, when coalmining started in the village of Höganäs in southern Sweden. Coalmining, bricks and industrial ceramics have played important parts in the company's history, but today Höganäs focuses solely on metal powders. Ulf G. Lindén acquired shares in the company through the 1980s and became sole owner in 1987.
Höganäs re-listed on the Stockholm stock exchange in 1994 but returned to private ownership in 2013 after Lindéngruppen and the Wallenberg foundations, through Foundation Asset Management (FAM), completed a joint takeover.
Lindéngruppen and FAM control 50% each of the shares in Höganäs.
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