https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Swedish steelmaker SSAB announced on Wednesday that it was acquiring Finnish competitor Rautaruukki in a bid to cut down costs in the sluggish steel market. https://www.thelocal.se/20140122/swedish-steelmaker-ssab-to-acquire-finnish-competitor Wed, 22 Jan 2014 12:31:00 +0100 swedish-steelmaker-ssab-to-acquire-finnish-competitor Train service on Sweden's northern main line will be interrupted for several days after a derailment in Jämtland on Monday evening. https://www.thelocal.se/20110118/31500 Tue, 18 Jan 2011 13:31:00 +0100 31500 Swedish steel maker SSAB reported a net loss of 636 million kronor ($86 million) in the second quarter and warned of worse to come as demand continues to decline. https://www.thelocal.se/20090727/20934 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:27:00 +0200 20934 Swedish steelmaker SSAB announced plans on Monday to reduce staff by 1,300 employees as part of a billion kronor ($122 million) savings programme. https://www.thelocal.se/20081208/16202 Mon, 08 Dec 2008 10:24:00 +0100 16202 Malmö's specially designed dog waste receptacles are so popular that they don't stay on the street very long. So far this year, thieves have swiped up to 170,000 kronor (28,260$) worth of the stainless steel doggy doo bins. https://www.thelocal.se/20080530/12134 Fri, 30 May 2008 18:27:00 +0200 12134 The Swedish maker of speciality steel SSAB said Thursday it planned to buy Canadian group IPSCO for $7.7 billion. https://www.thelocal.se/20070503/7189 Thu, 03 May 2007 17:09:00 +0200 7189 In a special section on the Swedish steel industry, DI wrote that the industry earned just over 11 billion crowns last year and statistics reveal that Swedish steel exports reached record heights in 2004, increasing by 18 per cent to almost 45 billion crowns. https://www.thelocal.se/20050202/921-2 Wed, 02 Feb 2005 13:54:00 +0100 921-2