Japrotek Oy Ab received new owners in early October, with growth set to continue in an entrepreneur-driven way. The company’s management purchased 81% of its share capital, and former owner Plc Uutechnic Group Oyj will remain in the company as a minority shareholder.Japrotek’s history began in Pietarsaari in 1949, and its journey will now continue in the same location but with a new approach. “Japrotek is already an exceptional high-competence company in an international operating environment. On behalf of the new owners, I can say that on that basis, it’s exciting to take this story forward,” says new shareholder and managing director Harri Tuomela.Japrotek supplies solutions made from demanding specialist materials to meet processing industry needs in various sectors around the world. Japrotek employs today about 55 people and sales is about 15mEur in year. In 2018, exports will make up around 60 %, so the economic impact on the Pietarsaari area will be significant. Typical customer industries include e.g. the chemical industry and energy industry. Equipment made by Japrotek can be found in every Nordic nuclear power plant. Japrotek manufactures e.g., autoclaves, reactors and pressure vessels made from specialist materials, such as titanium and alloy steel. Japrotek is the largest Nordic user of titanium. The process devices that Japrotek manufactures are large in size; some of the biggest containers have a diameter 10 meters and height over 50 meters.The strategy for the coming years is clear, and growth will be sought through the company’s core operations; solutions manufactured from demanding specialist materials.

Japrotek Oy Ab, operating in Pietarsaari on the Finnish west coast, develops its customers’ production processes by designing and manufacturing agitators, pressure vessels, such as columns, reactors and heat exchangers as well as large site erected tanks for the process industry. The company provides its customers with comprehensive service, including product design and development, manufacture, installation and start-up, and maintenance and spare parts service.Japrotek industriesChemical industry, Mining industry, Hydrometallurgy industry, Fertilizer industry, Pulp and paper industry. Energy industry (nuclear power plants)The main business of Japrotek Oy Ab is based on design and fabrication of welded pressure vessels and tanks from corrosion resistant alloys.--------------------------------------------------Pietarsaaressa toimiva Japrotek Oy Ab kehittää asiakkaidensa tuotantoprosesseja suunnittelemalla ja valmistamalla sekoittimia, paineastioita kuten kolonneja, reaktoreita ja lämmönvaihtimia sekä suuria säiliöitä prosessiteollisuudelle. Yhtiö tarjoaa asiakkailleen kokonaispalvelua, johon sisältyvät tuotteiden suunnittelu, tuotekehitys, valmistus, asennus sekä käynnistys-, huolto- ja varaosapalvelut.

Department Head of PDM and member of Management group of Raahe Steel Works• Responsible for production and material flow at Raahe Steel Works• Logistics and Transport planning, Raw material planning• Product and Production planning of hot rolled products, • Port planning, stevedoring, Agent services and Port operations

• Responsible of product and raw material transportation (import and export)• Raw materials 5 Mt/a, products 3 Mt/a (Finland, Baltic, CEE, WE, Out of Europe)• Transport agreements, logistics development and contacts with Ruukki Production • Planning of transportation, planning of Port activities, stevedoring and development of logistics

• The operative managing of hot rolling mill (160 people in 5 shifts)• Responsible of human resources, production and quality of hot rolled products

• The process development and European and Scandinavian projects in heating, cooling and descaling processes• Procurement processes for reheating furnace. Responsible for heating optimizing system and the training for furnace operators

Metallurgical procecesses in heating and cooling

One year working in England at Rolling Mill equipment and automation supplier