1996
ESAB’s first friction ftir welding machine, SuperStir™, is supplied to Marine Aluminium of Norway.

1998
ESAB acquires a majority holding in the Polish company Ozas, which manufactures welding machines and spares.
A majority holding in Fersab, the leading manufacturer of agglomerated flux in Poland, is acquired.
ESAB acquires AlcoTec Wire Company in U.S.A., the world’s largest producer of aluminium wire.
ESAB receives a large order from Boeing and supplies FSW
equipment for welding fuel tanks for space rockets.

1999
ZAO ESAB-SVEL is set up in St Petersburg, Russia.
ESAB acquires the majority of the shares in Elektrody Baildon, Poland.
SIB S.p.a in Italy, is acquired. SIB is a production unit for non-alloyed MAG wires.
The Esab Group identity is replaced with the black-and-yellow ESAB brand identity.

2000
ESAB-HANCOCK GmbH changes the company name to ESAB CUTTING SYSTEMS GmbH on a global level.
ESAB acquires an electrode plant in St. Petersburg, Russia.

2001
ESAB sets up a subsidiary in Moscow, Russia.
ESAB starts producing solid stainless steel wires in Vamberk
in the Czech Republic.

2002
ESAB establishes its headquarters in London, UK.

2004
ESAB's 100th Anniversary.

2005
ESAB acquires the majority of the shares in the South American joint venture Conarco.

2006
ESAB builds a consumables factory in Zhangjiagang, China.