Outokumpu is an international stainless steel and technology company. Our vision is to be the undisputed number one in stainless, with success based on operational excellence. Customers in a wide range of industries use our metal products, technologies and services worldwide. We are dedicated to helping our customers gain competitive advantage.
We will, as a minimum requirement, operate Quality Management Systems to ISO 9001:2000 requirements throughout our business activities to further develop a culture of efficiency, effectiveness and continual improvement. Effective use of these systems will assure quality and price competitiveness.
We will identify present and future quality needs in our markets as part of our business planning process and encourage the establishment of mutually beneficial supplier/customer relationships, both internally and externally. Our quality objectives will address the priorities of our business development plans and will be achieved through effective management and operational processes.
The personnel and infrastructure needed to achieve our quality objectives and vision will be regularly reviewed and updated to reflect the business requirements. The competence of our workforce will be continually developed through planned education and training, and effective communications.