THE FUTURE IS BUILT ON SOLID FOUNDATIONS OF THE PAST
| 14th–20th century |
Development of ironworks and iron working plants on the territory of Slovenia |
| 1969 | Merged company of Slovenian Steelworks (Jesenice, Ravne, Štore) |
| 1986 | Termination of the last blast furnaces; since then steel in Slovenia has been produced exclusively from steel scrap |
| 1991 |
Slovenian independence and restructuring of the Slovenian steel industry |
| 1992 | Foundation of Acroni and Metal Ravne – now SIJ Acroni, the largest steel company in SIJ Group, and SIJ Metal Ravne, now the second largest steel producer in the Group |
| 1993 | Privatisation of Slovenian Steel Group finalised |
| 2005 | Slovenian Steelworks system renamed to SIJ – Slovenian Steel Group |
| 2007 | The Russian group KOKS with its subsidiary Dilon becomes the new majority owner |
| 2007–2017 | A period of intensive investments in production modernisation, increase of production capacities and the orientation towards programmes of higher added value products for niche steel markets |
| 2015–2018 | Strengthening of the market position – also through the introduction of steel brands and the development, innovation, and strengthening of sustainable operation principles |
