Such business development, Corporate Management expenses and other extraordinary costs not part of business area performance assessment that are not allocated to the business areas are also reported under Other operations. Sales of Other operations consist of sales of electricity to the Group’s production facilities in Finland and in Sweden, nickel procured under the Group’s sourcing contract, and internal services..
In 2023, Outokumpu completed the divestment of its Long Products business, first the majority of the business and then its remaining Long Products operations in Sweden. Outokumpu has therefore exited the long products business. The company now focuses fully on its core business, stainless steel flat products and ferrochrome. Outokumpu’s plate operations in Degerfors are not affected by the divestment.