Björneborg and Alfing Kessler signs significant agreement for supply of crankshaft material
Björneborg Steel AB and Maschinenfabrik Alfing Kessler GmbH have signed an agreement for the supply of starting materials for crankshaft manufacturing during 2027 and 2028. The companies have been partners for more than 20 years but the new contract volume is doubled in volume compared to 2026 and is four times higher compared to last year (2025). The new contract is also extended in time to be a 2-year contract. The increased demand is exclusively coming from power generation to operate AI-data centers.
Håkan Dedorsson-Björneborg, Joerg Ladel-Alfing Kessler, Claes Jansson-Björneborg, Manfred Herzog-Alfing Kessler
“Our partnership and increase in volume with Alfing Kessler are proof of our quality steel and delivery capability. With this increase in volume, we need to employ about 15 new operators for our production. We look forward to continuing and increasing our cooperation with such a world leading customer as Maschinenfabrik Alfing Kessler.”
– Håkan Dedorsson, CEO at Björneborg Steel
“With full order books we don’t have any room for deviations in quality nor in delivery performance. The suppliers must be reliable as we want “no surprises”. Björneborg has shown to be one of those suppliers, and we are therefore very satisfied to have reached this agreement together.”
– Joerg Ladel, Director Purchasing and Supply Chain
Contact
Håkan Dedorsson, CEO, Björneborg Steel AB: +76 540 8070
hakan.dedorsson@bjorneborgsteel.com
Joerg Ladel, Director Purchasing and Supply Chain, Maschinenfabrik Alfing Kessler GmbH:
joergpeter.ladel@mafa.alfing.de
About Björneborg Steel AB
Björneborg Steel is a fully integrated forge and controls the manufacturing process from scrap to finished product. The company has the largest open-die forge in the Nordic region and delivers everything from semi-finished products to fully finished products ready for assembly. The company has core competencies in advanced steel processes with high purity, complex forging work and machining. The company has developed a climate-neutral production concept called Greenforge®. The operations are located in Björneborg and Kristinehamn in Sweden with European sales.
About Maschinenfabrik Alfing Kessler GmbH
Maschinenfabrik ALFING Kessler GmbH was established in 1911 by Karl Kessler and is a German family-owned manufacturing company based in Aalen-Wasseralfingen and Guilin China, specializing in high-precision engineering components. The company is recognized as the world’s largest manufacturer of large crankshafts, ranging from 1.5 to 8 meters in length for large engines. It also supplies custom-made and series-production crankshafts for exclusive automotive brands, high-performance vehicles, and racing engines. The core competencies is in-house forging, heat treatment, mechanical processing, and surface treatment, including proprietary induction hardening systems. The company and its products are actively shifting its focus toward sustainable mobility, precision steel components, and CO₂-neutral fuel engines.