We work every day along the entire value chain, aware that quality and competitiveness are built together, upstream and downstream.
We are suppliers, but also customers: we depend on strategic raw materials and, in turn, we sustain complex industrial supply chains.
That is why we work with every link in the chain, fostering trust-based relationships and advocating for a culture of shared sustainable development.
From Raw Material to Products
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PROCUREMENT
Supplies represent the first key element for Feralpi’s ability to be a competitive player in the market. Diversification and an increasing search for circular solutions led to the introduction of new suppliers and new types of raw materials. Purchasing policies are coordinated by the Group Purchasing Department as regards the purchase of ferrous scrap, refractory materials, ferro-alloys, electrodes and plants. Relations with energy suppliers are instead managed by the Group Energy Department.
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INBOUND LOGISTICS
Logistics is regulated by internal procedures described within the Management Systems, distinguished by plants and managed in cooperation, when appropriate, with the Group Purchasing function. Proper coordination of flows is managed with dedicated management software that ensures the traceability and optimisation of logistics flows.
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HOT AND COLD PRODUCTION
Production in the Group is divided into casting, hot rolling, and cold rolling. Electric Arc Furnace technology for melting scrap and turning it into billets is present in the plants of: Feralpi Siderurgica, also equipped with two rolling mills and an outsourced cold transformation department; Acciaierie di Calvisano; ESF Elbe-Stahlwerke Feralpi GmbH, also equipped with a rolling mill and cold transformation and processing department. The Arlenico plant has a heating furnace for hot rolling, while those of Presider, Presider Armatures, Nuova Defim, Feralpi-Praha, Feralpi-Hungária, the Saexpa Group and P.R. Soldadura are used for cold processing*.
* See the Group Locations map for the geographical location of the plants.
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OUTBOUND LOGISTICS
Outbound logistics are managed and organised directly by the customers or by individual Feralpi Group plants through third-party suppliers. In addition to the products sold, the waste and by-products of the production processes are shipped to Feralpi Group steelworks and to external companies. Logistical choices are determined by market logic and the availability of alternative transport infrastructure to road.
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MARKET
Thanks to its diversified and integrated structure, the Group’s products and services meet the needs at various levels of the supply chains in the construction, infrastructure, mechanical, and automotive industries (special and diversified steels).
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CIRCULAR VALUE
Steel is recovered and reused countless times without losing its properties. Feralpi also contributes to the circular economy through the transformation of production residues into materials for the construction of roads, cement products and civil engineering works, and through the reuse of heat from production processes to heat buildings in the surrounding community.
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What Makes Our Steel Unique and Alive
Our steel is born in a complex context, where climate change, digital transformation and geopolitical tensions are redefining the rules of the game. In this scenario, we choose to be responsible players, integrating sustainability, risk management, and long-term strategic vision.
We stand out thanks to a unique combination of relationships, skills, and business choices:
- Strong relationships along the supply chain, both for standard and special products, thanks to a constant dialogue with pre-shapers and end customers.
- A wide range of products, constantly evolving, to meet different technical needs and contribute to the reduction of our customers' carbon footprint.
- A recognized reputation, based on reliability, supply continuity and production flexibility, in the commodity and specialty markets.
- A complete vertical integration, from scrap to pre-shaping to have full control over the value chain.
- Operational excellence, made up of efficiency, quality and service care.
- A leadership in sustainability that guides us every day in producing and growing “with respect for people and the environment.”
This is the journey our steel undergoes: it is technical, advanced, and reliable. Yet, it is foremost alive, as it stems from conscious choices.
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