Excerpt for Elcowire - n. 90 – June 2022
CFCM: Copper Fabricators Competitive Monitor
Year 2022 - n. 90/22 – Excerpt for Elcowire An interesting interview with Paul Gustavsson, CEO of ELCOWIRE GROUP, offers a good insight into the development path of one of Europe’s largest suppliers of copper wire rods and wires. The interview with Bengt Liljedahl, CEO of the LILJEDAHL GROUP and Chairman of ELCOWIRE GROUP, complements the overview and offers interesting clues to frame the role and the empowering management style of the holding company. An inspiring combination of long-term vision, family business and managerial approach, with attention to innovation and sustainability. The recent acquisition of KME Mansfeld’s copper wire rod and wire business has given additional visibility to Elcowire, the Swedish industrial group that until now was mainly present in the Northern European markets and has now become one of the largest European producers in the sector, with a doubling of capacity and two large production
CFCM: Copper Fabricators Competitive Monitor
plants, one in Sweden and, now, another in Germany, a first-rate market in the industrial heart of Europe. Around four months after the acquisition was completed, we interviewed Paul Gustavsson, at the helm of Elcowire since January 2018, to put the deal into the context of the Group's current and future development. The interview also allowed us to develop broader topics related to the many uncertainties weighing on the future evolution of the market. We also thank Bengt Liljedahl, CEO of Liljedahl Group and Chairman of Elcowire, for his availability and support in complementing the vision of the Swedish group. With him, we explored the management approach of the parent company towards its subsidiaries, including possible current and future links between Elcowire and Dahrén, the only two companies in the Liljedahl Group active in the copper fabricating industry. Two interviews full of very interesting insights, which give us an image of a group in which family business
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