Roshel and Swebor sign new agreement to produce Ballistic Steel in Canada

Roshel and Swedish Steel Producer Swebor have signed a new partnership that will see Ballistic-Grade Steel maufactured in Canada. This agreement was signed on Monday with Minister Joly in attendance.

Initial production will take place at Roshels facilities in Brampton and Missisauga, with a future location to be designated for further production as part of a second phase to the project.

“This project goes beyond steel – it is about establishing industrial sovereignty. By bringing ballistic steel production to Canada, we are reducing a critical dependency, protecting our supply chain, and laying the groundwork for long-term resilience in the defence and manufacturing sectors,"

Roman Shimonov

Produced with Canadian-mined ore, The new facilities will produce different types of ballistic-grade steel, with varying thicknesses, hardness levels, resistance properties and specialized alloys. They will cater to both domestic and international markets, and supply industries such as agriculture and mining, in addition to defence.

This has been a major want for Roshel for a very long time. It has long been one of the missing pieces of their production to have their own domestic steel capability.

This partnership will complete the chain that Roshel touts from design to finished product, allowing them to produce vehicles almost entirely domestically. This is on top of Fords soon to be expanded Super Duty production in Missisauga, which will give the company a ready source of chassis for the Senator family available literally twenty minutes away.

Roshel has been working on this for a very long time, so huge congrats to them here for this one! More sources of Ballistic-Grade Steel is a good thing to have, especially when current domestic supply is limited to a few people like Algoma.

Further more I'm happy to see that the focus here isnt just on Roshels demand, and there are active plans to use this capacity to the fullest. Oftentimes, with things like these, you see the primary focus be on the primary company of supply, with little care for getting product to market.

That isnt the case here, so count Noah as very happy to see this, not just because I know folks at Roshel have been trying for years to get this done, but also for ready access from a new supplier.

Congrats Roman!