Contents

Editorial
Outokumpu’s Deputy CEO Karri Kaitue discusses corporate responsibility and its importance for Outokumpu.
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Doing the Right Thing
Corporate responsibility: definitions, debate, and why it is the way of the future.

Sustainable Refrigeration
Emily Cummings, a young Briton, is awarded for designing a sustainable refrigerator made with stainless steel.

How Doing Good Makes Good Business
Pump manufacturer Grundfos of Denmark defines itself as a responsible company and shapes operations on that principle.

Trust And Respect
Timo Vuorio, Outokumpu’s Executive Vice President – Human Resources, discusses leadership on the background of Outokumpu’s vision and objectives.

Safety First
Outokumpu’s Tornio Works steps up efforts to increase workplace safety as part of the Group’s Production Excellence program.

It Takes a Company to Raise a Village
Social responsibility in Outokumpu’s early years of operation.

Metals Made Responsibly with Outokumpu Technology
Clean mineral processing and metallurgical processes from Outokumpu Technology.

Clean Air Province in South Africa
Outokumpu Technology helps the South African ferroalloys industry onto a clean path.

Empowering Blacks in South Africa
Black Economic Empowerment, a program designed to uplift previously disadvantaged South Africans, and Outokumpu Technology.
 
Navigating Amidst Mounting Questions
Some questions concerning the product safety of stainless steel.

Cook’s Corner
A column by Michael Cook, Outokumpu’s former Chief Economist, on his retirement: the difficulty of forecasting.

Outokumpu Factor 1-2006
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Editor: Johanna Lemola, Corem International
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