Manufacturer of wire, wire rod and conductors made of copper and aluminium for power transmission, railway infrastructure and electrical engineering
Elcowire Group AB
Helsingborg, Sweden · Hettstedt, GermanyNew on Amplifa
About Elcowire
Elcowire Group AB is a manufacturer of copper and aluminium wire products with sites in Helsingborg (Sweden) and Hettstedt (Germany). The company produces wire rod, round single and multi wires, solid and stranded conductors as well as rectangular profile wire made of copper, aluminium and their alloys. The product portfolio is divided into five business units: Rod, Wire & Strands, Rail, High Voltage and Specials. Buyers include industries such as power transmission, railway infrastructure, electrical engineering, wind power and electromobility. The company additionally offers Low-carbon Copper with a verifiably reduced CO2 footprint as well as recycled copper. With 400 employees, Elcowire generated net sales of EUR 1.4 billion in 2023 and is part of the privately owned Liljedahl Group. Its roots go back to the foundry founded by Count Eric Ruuth in Helsingborg in 1799; in Hettstedt, the wire production history began in 1909.
- Site
- SE-251 09 Helsingborg
- Processes
- Production of wire rod, Production of round single and multi wires, Production of solid and stranded conductors, Production of rectangular and profile wire, Wire production (wire rod and drawn wire production, Hettstedt since 1909), Production of contact wires for railway infrastructure, Production of stranded conductors for railway infrastructure, Measurement & Technical Support
- Materials
- Copper (Low-carbon Copper), Aluminium, Copper alloys, Aluminium alloys, Copper wire, Brass (historical, MKM Mansfelder Kupfer- und Messing GmbH), Recycled copper, Copper
- Certificates
- ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 50001:2018, ISO 45001:2018
- Founded
- 1799
- Employees
- 400
- Industries
- Power transmission, Railway infrastructure / Railway, Electrical engineering, Wind power, Electromobility, Energy industry / Power transmission
- 01
Metal sourcing / raw material sourcing
- 02
Casting / cathode processing
- 03
Wire rod rolling
- 04
Wire drawing
- 05
Stranding (stranded conductors)
- 06
Packaging & logistics
Materials & Processes
Copper
Main material for wire rod, wires, conductors and contact wires, also as Low-carbon Copper with a reduced CO2 footprint.
Copper alloys
Used for contact wires and conductors with increased requirements in railway infrastructure.
Aluminium
Material for wire rod, wires and solid or stranded conductors.
Aluminium alloys
Used in wire and conductor products according to the certification scope.
Brass (historical)
Historical material of the Hettstedt plant as MKM Mansfelder Kupfer- und Messing GmbH.
Sites
Helsingborg
SEHeadquarters and production (Elektrogatan 20; delivery address Kielergatan 45)
- Materials
- Copper, aluminium, copper and aluminium alloys
Hettstedt
DEProduction wire rolling and wire drawing plant (Lichtlöcherberg 40)
- Materials
- Copper, copper alloys
Products & Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production of wire rodForming | – | – | – | – | Copper, Aluminium, Copper and aluminium alloys |
| Production of round single and multi wiresForming | – | – | – | – | Copper, Aluminium, Copper and aluminium alloys |
| Production of solid and stranded conductorsJoining | – | – | – | – | Copper, Aluminium, Copper and aluminium alloys |
| Production of rectangular and profile wireForming | – | – | – | – | Copper, Aluminium, Copper and aluminium alloys |
| Wire production (wire rod and drawn wire production, Hettstedt since 1909)Forming | – | – | – | – | Copper, Brass |
| Production of contact wires for railway infrastructureForming | – | – | – | – | Copper, Copper alloys |
| Production of stranded conductors for railway infrastructureJoining | – | – | – | – | Copper, Copper alloys |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality & Certification
Elcowire AB's quality management is certified to ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015 (DNV), complemented by ISO 50001:2018 (energy management) and ISO 45001:2018. Only traceable raw materials are used, and raw material requirements for large orders are secured in advance via the metal procurement process with delivery date guarantee.
| Evidence | Helsingborg | Hettstedt |
|---|---|---|
| ISO 9001:2015 | ||
| ISO 14001:2015 | ||
| ISO 50001:2018 | ||
| ISO 45001:2018 |
History
- 1799
Count Eric Ruuth founds a foundry in Helsingborg
- 1800
First iron casting
- 1909
Start of wire rod and wire production in Hettstedt
- 1918
New focus on electrical products, motors and transformers
- 1920
Split-off as Elektromekano
- 1953
Foundation of the independent company Elektrokoppar (75% ASEA, 25% Ericsson)
- 1990
Rail operations founded as a joint venture Walzwerk Hettstedt / Felten & Guillaume as HFB GmbH, integrated into NKT Cables in 2009
- 1995
Privatization; operation of the Hettstedt plant as MKM Mansfelder Kupfer- und Messing GmbH
- 2007
Acquisition by Liljedahl Group
- 2019
Elcowire takes over the NKT Rail Business; KME takes over MKM
- 2022
Elcowire takes over the wire business from KME