brochure

2008

Imprint
Stahl-Zentrum
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Phone +49 (0) 211 6707 -0 • Fax +49 (0) 211 6707-676
www.stahl-online.de • info@stahl-zentrum.de
Editor: Public Relations, Stahl-Zentrum
Layout, typesetting: etcetera Werbeagentur, Aachen
Photos: AG der Dillinger Hütte, ArcelorMittal, Benteler Stahl, Feralpi, Georgsmarienhütte,
HKM, Lech Stahlwerke, Riva Stahl, Saarstahl, Salzgitter, Stahl-Zentrum, Thüringer Stahlwerke,
ThyssenKrupp, V & M Deutschland
Copyright: German Steel Federation, Düsseldorf, Steel Institute VDEh, September 2008
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Editorial
Germany is the industrial core re-
gion in Europe. Its industries are
based on effi cient and innovative
materials and, in particular, a strong
steel industry.
The steel industry in Germany com-
prises 100 companies and 91,000
employees. All these companies in
the steel industry are innovative and
internationally active, with qualifi ed
and highly motivated employees.
Germany is also a centre of steel
research and development, and
the steel companies have achieved
great successes here. The close
connections between the steel in-
dustry and its customers are also
advantageous.
Steel production in Germany fol-
lows the principle of sustainability
and is globally competitive. For its
success the steel industry supports
open markets and international fair
trade rules.
In this brochure you will find the
most important facts and figures
about the steel industry.
Best wishes
Hans Jürgen Kerkhoff
President
German Steel Federation
Chairman
Steel Institute VDEh
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The European Union – 27 member states
The European Union is the world’s largest economic area. Germany is at the
heart of Europe, particularly since the European Union’s enlargement, and
was one of the founders of a united Europe. Germany and France, together
with Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands and Luxemburg, were the fi rst mem-
bers of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) in 1952. The ECSC
treaty expired in 2002. The EU 27 of 2007 has 485 million inhabitants and
produces 210 million tonnes of crude steel. This is equivalent to 433 kg
of steel per capita.
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The most important steel regions of the world
The European Union’s steel industry – with a production of 210.3 million
tonnes of crude steel in 2007 – makes it by far the world’s most important
steel region after China. The EU is followed by Japan, USA, Russia, India
and South Korea. Germany, with a crude steel production of 48.6 million
tonnes in 2007, is the largest steel producer within the 27 member states.
It is the seventh largest worldwide. The German Steel Federation expects
a crude steel production of about 48.5 million tonnes in 2008.
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Crude steel production of the EU 27 countries, 2007
6
Crude steel production in million t
50
40
30
20
10
0
30.9
%
69.1
%
48.6
31.5
63.3
19.3 19.0
36.7
38.7 14.3
61.3
77.9
22.1
21.2 10.7 10.6 9.3 2.2 9.4
33.2 7.6 7.4 7.0
7.7
41.7
6.3 29.7
5.7 5.1
22.4 46.2
78.8
30.4 4.4
33.9 2.9
66.8 58.3
2.6
90.7
2.2 1.9
97.8 90.6 69.6 66.1 92.3 70.3 100 100 77.6 53.8
D I F E GB B PL A NL CZ RO S SK FIN L GR H BG
Stahl-Zentrum
EU 27 Countries 2007: 209.5 million t
Electric steel (40.2%)
Oxygen steel (59.6%)
OHF steel (0.3%)
The extent to which the electric
steel process is used varies greatly
in the member states of the Euro-
pean Union. While in Germany, the
largest steel-producing nation,
31 per cent is produced in electric
arc furnaces, the share is consid-
Source: IISI
erably higher in Italy, Spain and
Luxembourg. In the European
Union of 27, 40 per cent is pro-
duced in electric arc furnaces, i.e.
largely on the basis of steel scrap.
Thus a total of about 105 million
tonnes of steel scrap is recycled.

The steel industry in Germany:
production and sites
Germany’s largest steel company
is ThyssenKrupp which produced
15.9 million tonnes of crude steel in
2007 (including Hüttenwerke Krupp
Mannesmann’s contribution).
The world market leader Arcelor-
Mittal was in second place in 2007
with a production of 8.0 million
tonnes at its German sites in Bre-
men, Duisburg, Eisenhüttenstadt
and Hamburg.
It is followed by Salzgitter AG with
its sites Salzgitter and Peine in the
middle of Germany.
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Crude steel production in Germany
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Hamburg (1)
Lingen (3)
Bremen (2)
Georgsmarienhütte
(4)
Hennigsdorf (7)
Duisburg (9;10; 11)
Bochum (12)
Peine (5)
Salzgitter (5)
Brandenburg (6) Eisenhüttenstadt
(8)
Witten (13)
Riesa (16)
Krefeld
(12) Konverter Siegen (13; 17)
Freital (17)
Gröditz (4)
Trier (18)
Wetzlar (14)
Unterwellenborn (15)
Dillingen (19)
Bous (4)
Völklingen (20)
Kehl (21) Herbertshofen (22)
Electric steel works
and rolling mill
Integrated iron and steel works
(Blast furnace, steel works and rolling mill)

The proportion of special steel production rose from 10.2 per cent in 1970
to 20.0 per cent in 2007. Flat and one-third long products represented
two-thirds of total rolled steel production in 2007, whereby the share of
fl at products has risen considerably since 1970.
Production Production in in million
million t
50
40
30
20
10
Basic
Bessemer
steel
Crude steel Rolled steel total
High-grade steel Long products
45.0
Electric steel
1970 - 1990 Western Germany
43.8
38.4
OH 34.0
35.8
steel 30.5 30.8
LD
steel
4.6
10.2%
17.6
57.7%
12.9
42.3%
5.8
13.2%
20.1
65.3%
10.7
34.7%
5.7
14.8%
34.7
29.7
21.3
71.7%
8.4
28.3%
Flat products
48.6
46.4
42.0
9.9
20.0%
1970 1980 1990 2007
27.7
66.0%
14.3
34.0%
Source: The steel industry’s statistical yearbook, Stahl-Zentrum
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Employees, sales and productivity
in Germany: 1960-2007
Sales, and above all, productivity (calculated in tonnes per employee), of
the steel companies in Germany have consistently risen since the 1960s.
The companies have successfully completed the restructuring and privati-
sation process. The European steel industry is one of the pioneers of this
development. As a result, the steel companies in Germany are among the
most competitive worldwide.
417
10
374
Employees*
(in 1,000)
288
175
103 92.4
'60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '07
25.2
25.9
Total turnover**
(in billion EUR)
Foreign
37 %
25.9
26.3
2007
Domestic
63 %
32.3
37.2
41.7
'00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06
82
Productivity
(tonnes per employee)
102
152
220
452
526
'60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '07
* At the end of the year in the steel industry, including associated operations
** Federal Statistics Office: production of pig iron, steel and ferroalloys and
production of steel pipe and pipe pieces made of steel
48.8
'07

Raw material
Germany has no metallic raw materials. The steel industry in Germany
is therefore – with the exception of steel scrap – 100 per cent dependent
on imports.
Around two tonnes of raw materials are needed for every tonne of steel.
At 44.4 million tonnes, iron ore accounts for the largest quantity in 2007.
Imports come above all from Brazil, Canada and Sweden. The second
important raw material is steel scrap at 21.7 million tonnes. Coal is mainly
imported, chiefl y from Australia, the USA and Canada.
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Crude steel production by process
The majority of the crude steel made in Germany (about 69 per cent) is
produced by the basic oxygen process, the remainder is made in electric
arc furnaces. A full 97 per cent of the crude steel output comes via the
modern continuous casting process, compared to an average of 90 per
cent worldwide.
Production in million t
12
60
50
40
Total Crude crude steel
production
steel
Share of continuous
casting
100
30
20
10
0
50
Open hearth
steel
Thomas steel
55 60 65 70 75 80
Oxygen steel 69.1 %
Ox��en
steel
30.9 %
Electric steel
85 90 95 2000 05
50
40
30
20
10
0
Year
Source: IISI
90
80
70
60
Share of continuous casting in %

Germany‘s blast furnaces are in the top league
Reducing agents consumption
in kg/t HM
800
760
750
700
Figures of 2007
650
600
550
500
450
400
350
300
250
200
604
587
552 544 540
510 508 497 493 492 488
475
559
India
Ukraine
China
The steel companies in Germany
have always been particularly in-
novative and are under the tech-
nological leaders worldwide. These
reductions have been achieved with
effi cient heat and energy recovery
systems and other innovations in
the production process. Thus Ger-
Russia
Other
Europe
Africa, Middle
East, Oceania
NAFTA
man blast furnaces – with 488 kg
per tonne of hot metal – have a
considerably lower consumption of
reducing agents than most regions
and countries worldwide. The global
average is 559 kg per tonne of hot
metal.
Taiwan
Japan
EU 15
South
Korea
Germany
South
America
World
Ga s
Oil
Coal
Coke
Source: Stahl-Zentrum
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Commitment to
sustainable development
Sustainability and environment-
friendly production have a high pri-
ority for the German steel industry.
21 sustainability indicators, whose
development is summarised in a
report each year, are defi ned in the
“Guiding principle of sustainability
– steel”, which was fi rst published
in November 2001.
Indicators of sustainable steel
1. Economy
• Steel production
• Steel utilization
• Profi tability
• Trading
• Productivity of work force
• Expenditures for steel research
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2. Raw material, energy and
environmental effi ciency
• Energy effi ciency
• Iron effi ciency
• Refractory effi ciency
• CO 2 reduction
• Scrap recycling
• Slag production and utilization
• Water utilization
• Dust emission
• Utilization of transport systems
3. Human indicators
• Accident frequency rate
• Share of skilled workers
• Share of engineers
• Share of apprentices
• Training days per employee
• Ideas management
Sustainable development begins
before production with the delivery
of the raw materials and continues
after the end of the steel products’
life cycle, because steel is a fully
recyclable material. The steel in-
dustry in Germany today consumes
nearly 40 per cent less energy than
in 1960. During the same period
the industry has also cut water
consumption and carbon dioxide
emissions by half and dust emis-
sions by a massive 90 per cent. The
by-products of steel production are
also used in different ways.

Energy effi ciency and CO 2 emissions
Climate change is one of the world’s
most important political tasks. The
voluntary commitment of the steel
industry in Germany for a 22 per
cent reduction in CO 2 emissions by
2012 is well on the way to success.
Many industries in Europe have
clearly given priority to voluntary
Index CO2 reduction
100
95
90
85
80
The voluntary commitment of the Steel Industry in Germany
to reduce CO2 emissions*)
Base 1990
Target
Specific CO2 emissions of crude steel
production with external power
Specific CO2 emissions of crude
steel production without external power
75
1990 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005
*) includes all CO 2 emissions and emissions trade to the steel works
agreements over regulatory gov-
ernmental measures.
Specifi c energy consumption in
tonnes coal unit per tonne crude
steel has been reduced from 1.0
to 0.6 since 1960. Specifi c CO 2
emissions have fallen from 2.4 to
-15.8%
-18.2%
CO 2 =
-22%
2007 2009 2011 2013
2012
Source: Stahl-Zentrum
Specific energy consumption
in t coal unit/t crude steel
1.3 tonnes per tonne of crude steel
since 1960. These fi gures show
that the steel companies in Ger-
many have successfully increased
their energy effi ciency and made
a major contribution to the fi ght
against climate change.
1.1
1.0
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0
1960 70 80 90 2000
Source: Stahl-Zentrum
3.0
2.8
2.6
2.4
2.2
2.0
1.8
1.6
1.4
1.2
1.0
0.8
Specific CO2 emissions in t/t crude steel
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Utilisation of slag as a by-product of steelmaking
The total amount of slag generated
during the production of one tonne
of crude steel has been reduced
from 380 kg per tonne to about
310 kg per tonne. The use of the by-
product slag leads to considerably
better resource effi ciency. A total of
about 15 million tonnes of slag was
produced in 2006. Of this, most is
exploited as building material or as
granulated blast-furnace slag for
cement production.
In this way nearly 15 million tonnes
less natural mineral material is re-
moved from nature. At the same
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time, about one tonne of CO 2 per
tonne of cement clinker can be
saved during cement production.
Overall the aim is to produce no
waste and reduce to zero the re-
maining quantity dumped.

Environment-friendly
steel production
Cooling water is a very important
natural resource
During the last 20 years the specifi c
water requirement in m 3 per tonne
of crude steel has been reduced by
more than two thirds. Only about
10.6 m 3 water per tonne of crude
steel is now required. Cooling water
is managed in a circulatory system
Dust emissions from iron and steel
production in Germany
The generation of dust in kg per
tonne of crude steel has been re-
duced from about 9.0 kg to well
below 0.5 kg since 1960. This has
substantially improved air quality.
at all steelworks, and after its use
it is returned to nature cleaner than
when it was taken up.
Specific dust emission
in kg/t crude steel
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The steel industry’s innovations
Germany’s steel industry is invest-
ing in its future. Steel producers
are maintaining their profi tability
by continuous innovations in their
steel production processes and by
focusing on high-return products
such as tailored blanks and tubes,
and cold-rolled surface-finished
strip and sheet, as well as by de-
veloping new products that open
new areas of application for steel.
One example of the innovative ca-
pability of German industry is the
Steel Innovation Prize awarded
every three years, for which there
are about 650 entrants. Employee
motivation is the basis for innova-
tion and progress.
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Process
innovation
Management
innovation
Material
innovation
Resource efficiency
natural *), capital and
human resources
Application
innovation
Product
innovation
Manufacturing
innovation
*) Raw materials, energy, environment, climate Source: Stahl-Zentrum

Close co-operation with customers
Steel plays a central role in the most
important industrial value creation
chains in Germany. German steel-
makers work hand-in-hand with
their customers to harmonise en-
gineering requirements with mate-
rial specifi cations, optimise manu-
facturing technologies, and design
products with tailored strengths
and properties. Germany has more
leading automotive companies than
any other nation. Germany’s me-
chanical engineering sector is the
world champion in exports. More-
over, the steel industry is closely
meshed with the producers of metal
goods, most of whom are small and
medium-sized enterprises. These
include the steel-forming compa-
nies, the drawing plants and cold-
rolling works. Maintenance and
intensifi cation of the longstanding
relationships between the steel
companies and their development
partners is helping to sustain Ger-
many’s technological leadership,
making a decisive contribution to
customer loyalty and providing a
solid foundation for the future of
the industries in our country.
Germany’s dense industrial struc-
ture, particularly in the steel-inten-
sive sectors, gives Germany consid-
erable advantages as a location for
companies. This not only involves
logistics, but also an innovative lead
brought about by close co-operation
in research and development. Cus-
tomers make ever-increasing de-
mands on steel companies in order
to be able to maintain their position
in international competition as a
result of prompt deliveries and high
product quality. Together with their
customers, the steel industry is in-
creasingly working within a system
partnership on material-oriented
constructions and optimised pro-
duction techniques.
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Organisations of the Stahl-Zentrum
The organisations working under
the aegis of the Stahl-Zentrum are
service providers for steel compa-
nies. They contribute towards con-
solidating the interests of the steel
industry, and ensuring that both the
political institutions and the public
pay suffi cient attention to the in-
dustry. Moreover, the Stahl-Zentrum
supports its member companies
with a wide variety of activities and
information. What characterises
the steel organisations is not just
their many years’ experience. Their
expertise is also the result of a far-
reaching network of differing areas
of competence, as well as close col-
laboration with the companies and
their representatives.
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Wirtschaftsvereinigung Stahl (The German Steel Federation), founded
in 1874, is the political-economic association of the steel industry in
Germany. It represents the branch-related political interests of almost all
the companies producing steel in Germany, as well as associated foreign
member companies, in politics, in business and to the public.
Important websites of the Stahl-Zentrum www.stahl-online.de
• Wirtschaftsvereinigung Stahl (WV): www.wvstahl.de
• Edelstahl-Vereinigung e. V. (EV): www.stahl-zentrum.de
• Delkrederestelle Stahl: www.stahl-zentrum.de
• Stahl-Informations-Zentrum (S-I-Z): www.stahl-info.de
• Informationsstelle Edelstahl Rostfrei (ISER): www.edelstahl-rostfrei.de
• BAUEN MIT STAHL e. V. (BmS): www.bauen-mit-stahl.de

Service providers for
steel companies
The Stahlinstitut VDEh (The Steel
Institute VDEh) was founded in 1860.
The institute fosters technical-sci-
entifi c co-operation between engi-
neers for the further development
of steel technology and the material
steel through joint research and ex-
changes of experience. The German
steel technology network includes
in addition to the Stahl-Zentrum and
the steel companies’ research facili-
ties and institutes for joint research
various universities. The close col-
laboration between steel producers
and processors allows the direct
implementation of material innova-
tions in existing production chains.
The joint work has since become
internationally oriented.
Important websites of the Stahl-Zentrum
• VDEh: www.vdeh.de
• FOSTA: www.stahlforschung.de
• BFI: www.bfi .de
• MPIE: www.mpie.de
Metal goods
industry
(Technical) Universities (Selection)
Aachen Bochum Braunschweig Clausthal Darmstadt Dortmund
Duisburg Erlangen Freiberg Hannover München Stuttgart
Research facilities in
the steel companies:
� Research Institutes
� Centers for Steel Application
Steel
Institute
VDEh
and
FOSTA
Joint Research of the Steel Industry in Germany
Steel users
Automobile
manufacture
Steel
Industry
Mechanical
engineering
Institutes for joint research:
� Max-Planck-Institute for Iron
and Steel Research (MPIE)
� Interdisciplinary Centre for
Advanced Materials Simulation
(ICAMS)
� FEhS Building Materials
Institute
� Research Centre for Iron
Ore Agglomeration (SGA)
� VDEh-Institute for Applied
Research
BFI ®
Steel
construction
Electrical
engineering
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• Crude steel (2007): 2.7 million tonnes
• Turnover (2007): € 2.6 billion
•
Employees (2007): 5,233
AG der Dillinger Hüttenwerke
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Dillinger Hütte is the global benchmark for heavy plates up to 410 mm
thickness and 5.2 m width. In 2007 Dillinger Hütte registered the best
year in its history with record levels in production and results (EBIT of 493
million Euros). Dillinger Hütte contributes to major projects, among others
in engineering, offshore, linepipe, pressure vessel, steel construction, e.g.
Viaduc de Millau, Shanghai World Financial Center – one of the world’s tallest
skyscrapers – and the Allianz Arena stadium in Munich.
Werkstraße 1 • 66763 Dillingen
Phone +49 (0) 6831 47-0
www.dillinger.de • info@dillinger.biz

ArcelorMittal
ArcelorMittal is the world‘s number one steel company, with 310,000 em-
ployees in more than 60 countries.
ArcelorMittal is the leader in all major global markets, including automo-
tive, construction, household appliances and packaging. The Group leads in
R&D and technology, holds sizeable captive supplies of raw materials and
operates outstanding distribution and service networks.
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Its industrial presence in Europe,
Asia, Africa and the Americas gives
the Group exposure to all the key
steel markets, from emerging to
mature. ArcelorMittal generated
revenues of USD 105.2 billion in
2007, with a crude steel production
of 116 million tonnes, representing
around 10 per cent of world steel
output.
It continued to explore growth op-
portunities in 2007, with 35 acquisi-
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tion transactions that were agreed
upon and identifying organic growth
projects that will expand output by
20 million tonnes by 2012.
In Germany, ArcelorMittal is the
second largest steel producer with
an output of approximately 8 mil-
lion tonnes this year. The company
operates facilities for fl at products
in Bremen and Eisenhüttenstadt
and plants specializing in long prod-
ucts in Duisburg and Hamburg. The
four German sites employ approxi-
mately 8,000 people. Additionally,
ArcelorMittal also has a variety of
sales operations in Germany and
holds a 51 per cent stake in Dillinger
Hütte.
The most important market for the
four local sites is Germany. For the
three West-German facilities, the
second largest market is the EU,
whereas Eisenhüttenstadt with its
favourable location at the Polish
border ships 47 per cent of its prod-
ucts to Central and Eastern Europe.
The single largest customer group
for the four German plants is the
automotive industry, which accounts
for approximately one third of ship-
ments. Other key industries served
include railway, household applianc-
es, machinery and construction.
19, avenue de la Liberté
2930 Luxembourg
Phone +352 4792-1
www.arcelormittal.com
contact@arcelormittal.com

• Crude steel production (2007): 3.3 million tonnes
• Turnover (2007): € 1.78 billion
•
Employees (2007): 3,600
ArcelorMittal
Bremen GmbH
Founded in 1957, ArcelorMittal Bremen is today a fully
integrated and highly automated plant producing hot
rolled, cold rolled and galvanized fl at carbon steel prod-
ucts. The site comprises:
• port facilities at the river Weser
• sinter plant and two blast furnaces
• two converters and a continuous caster
• hot strip mill
• pickling line
• tandem mill
• hot-dip galvanizing (and galvanealing) line
• hot-dip galvanizing line (for full-hard, hot strip)
Carl-Benz-Straße 30 • 28237 Bremen
Phone +49 (0) 421 648-0
• Crude steel production (2007): 2.3 million tonnes
• Turnover (2007): € 1.3 billion
• Employees (2007): 2,624
ArcelorMittal
Eisenhüttenstadt GmbH
ArcelorMittal Eisenhüttenstadt was founded in 1950 and
is located on the River Oder, right at the Polish border.
This favourable location makes it a key supplier of hot
rolled, cold rolled and galvanized fl at carbon steel prod-
ucts for Central and Eastern Europe. The facility is a
fully integrated and highly automated plant including:
• sinter plant and two blast furnaces
• two basic oxygen furnaces (BOFs)
• two continuous casters for both slabs and blooms
• a modern hot rolling mill with coil box
• two high-performance cold rolling mills
• two hot-dip galvanizing lines
15888 Eisenhüttenstadt
Phone +49 (0) 3364 37-0
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• Liquid steel production (2007): 950,000 tonnes
• Wire rod production (2007): 750,000 tonnes
• Turnover (2007): € 489 million
• Employees (2007): 555
ArcelorMittal Hamburg GmbH
Founded in 1969, ArcelorMittal Hamburg is one of Ger-
many’s largest producers of wire rod. It is acknowledged
as a global leader in high quality wire rod production
and the integrated mini-mill concept. It is also a pioneer
in melt shop productivity and energy effi ciency. Its lo-
cation near Germany’s biggest harbour has proven an
important logistical advantage.
Dradenaustraße 33
21129 Hamburg
Phone +49 (0) 40 7408-0
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• Crude steel production (2007): 1.4 million tonnes
• Wire rod production (2007): 525,000 tonnes
• Turnover (2006): € 670 million / Employees (2006): 1,000
ArcelorMittal Ruhrort GmbH
ArcelorMittal Hochfeld GmbH
ArcelorMittal operates two sites in Duisburg: Ruhrort
and Hochfeld. They were originally founded in the
1850’s. The Ruhrort site sources hot metal from the
nearby ThyssenKrupp plant. It comprises two BOF con-
verters, two continuous casters for blooms and billets
and a reversing billet rolling mill. Ruhrort produces bil-
lets and blooms for wire rod and rail production and for
forging. The Hochfeld unit holds a wire rod rolling mill
with maintenance facilities.
Ruhrort: Vohwinkelstraße 107 • 47137 Duisburg
Hochfeld: Wörthstraße 125 • 47053 Duisburg
Phone +49 (0) 203 5266-120

• Turnover (2007): € 840 million
• Employees: 3,150
Benteler Steel/Tube,
Paderborn
Benteler Steel/Tube is a major manufacturer of high-
quality steel tubes and a valuable materials partner.
Benteler provides technological expertise along the way
to the tailored tube, specializing in selected customer
groups and application areas.
Residenzstraße 1 • 33043 Paderborn
Phone +49 (0) 5254 81-0
www.benteler.com • Marketing_sr@benteler.de
Final acceptance table in the seamless
cold drawn tubes’ area. The three product
groups Automotive, Energy and Industry
permit intensive support of the business
partners and allow services customized to
individual needs.
As one of the leading steel tube manufacturers
in Europe, with integrated steel
works, Benteler delivers everything from
a single source - from steelmaking to
tailored tube.
•
•
950,000 tonnes of billets and
850,000 tonnes of rebar and wire rod (2007)
Employees: 420
ESF Elbe-Stahlwerke
Feralpi GmbH
ESF’s products include the best properties for rein-
forcing the concrete.
Our product range shows the varieties:
• Rebar in bars 6.0 mm to 32.0 mm
• Wire rod 6.3 mm to 16.0 mm
• Rebar in coils 8.0 mm to 16.0 mm
• Cold drawn wire 6.0 mm to 12.0 mm
• Standard and designed meshes
• Distance holders
• Lattice girders
in combination with just-in-time deliveries by maintain-
ing the assortment. Starting in 1992, steel production
has grown continuously.
Gröbaer Straße 3 • 01591 Riesa
Phone +49 (0) 3525 749-240
www.feralpi.de • infopost@feralpi.de
ESF Elbe-Stahlwerke Feralpi GmbH at Riesa in Saxony
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Georgsmarienhütte GmbH
• Crude steel production (2007):
930,000 tonnes
• Turnover (2007): € 650 million
• Employees: 1,356
Georgsmarienhütte Group
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Stahlwerk Bous GmbH
• Crude steel production (2007):
345,288 tonnes
• Turnover (2007): € 322 million
• Employees: 322
High quality and special steels for
products with maximum safety
demands – this is the speciality of
the steel-producing companies in
the Georgsmarienhütte Group. Ge-
orgsmarienhütte GmbH, Stahlwerk
Bous GmbH and Elektrostahlwerke
Gröditz GmbH produce customised
steels meeting their customers’ re-
quirements. With tight tolerances
and maximum quality, our steel is
used to make products that con-
vert power into performance. Our
customers rely on this, particularly
in the automotive, shipbuilding and
railway industries, as well as in ma-
chine construction in general and
for energy generation.
Vacuum degasser
Elektrostahlwerke Gröditz GmbH
• Crude steel production (2007):
120,184 tonnes
• Turnover (2007): € 127 million
• Employees: 144
Georgsmarienhütte GmbH
Neue Hüttenstraße 1
49124 Georgsmarienhütte
Phone +49 (0) 5401 39-0
www.gmh.de • info@gmh.de
Stahlwerk Bous GmbH
Saarstraße • 66359 Bous
Phone +49 (0) 6834 81-1
www.stahlwerk-bous.de
info@stahlwerk-bous.de
Elektrostahlwerke Gröditz GmbH
Riesaer Straße 1
01609 Gröditz
Phone +49 (0) 35263 62-0
www.stahl-groeditz.de
vertrieb@stahl-groeditz.de

•
•
Crude steel production (2007): 5.5 million tonnes
Employees (2007): about 3,000
HKM Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann GmbH
HKM Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannes-
mann GmbH is located in Duis-
burg. With a work force of 3,000,
the company can produce about
5.6 million tonnes of steel per year,
which corresponds to 12 per cent of
Germany’s crude steel production.
The production refl ects the needs
of the shareholders, ThyssenKrupp
Steel AG (50 per cent), Salzgitter
Mannesmann GmbH (30 per cent)
and Vallourec & Mannesmann Tubes
SA (20 per cent).
HKM’s range of supplies and ser-
vices includes slabs as well as
steel rounds. HKM produces about
1,000 different steel grades, which
comply with German and inter-
national standards. The site of
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Duisburg-Huckingen is approved to the international standards EN 14001,
EN 9001 and OHSAS 18001.
HKM’s strategy is based on quality leadership in competition. This involves
excellent quality of the products, consistent compliance with delivery dates,
and low cost. In this way, HKM ensures that the customers’ benefi t increases
while permanently improving their own competitiveness.
Ehinger Straße 200
47259 Duisburg
Phone +49 (0) 203 999-01
www.hkm.de • post@hkm.de
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• Steel production (2007): 1,120,000 tonnes
• Turnover (2007): € 661.4 million
•
Employees (2007): 722
Lech-Stahlwerke GmbH
Located near Augsburg in Ba-
varia, Lech-Stahlwerke produces
high quality steel from scrap and
offers a broad range of hot rolled
steel products whose main ap-
plications are to be found in the
European automotive and forging
industry. Mechanical treatments
like peeling and cutting into short
lengths are also available as well
as different kinds of heat treat-
ment. Rolled bars can be deliv-
ered in a range from 13 to 130 mm
and billets from 50 to 120 mm.
Industriestraße 1
86405 Meitingen
Phone +49 (0) 8271 82-0
www.lech-stahlwerke.de
office@lech-stahlwerke.de
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Net sales
(consolidated) 2007
of the Riva Group
in Germany:
€ 1,280 million
Riva Stahl GmbH
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H.E.S.
• Total annual raw steel production (2007): 936,000 tonnes
• Employees (end of 2007): 725
B.E.S.
•
•
Total annual raw steel production (2007): 1,594,000 tonnes
Employees (end of 2006): 780
Riva Group consists of several companies operating in the iron and steel
production industry and related activities. Today the group owns 38 pro-
duction and processing plants around the world, three of which are located
in Germany.
H.E.S. Hennigsdorfer Elektrostahlwerke GmbH
Wolfgang-Küntscher-Straße 18 • 16761 Hennigsdorf
Phone +49 (0) 3302 806-0 • direktion.hes@rivagroup.com
B.E.S. Brandenburger Elektrostahlwerke GmbH
Woltersdorfer Straße 40 • 14770 Brandenburg
Phone +49 (0) 3381 350-0 • direktion.bes@rivagroup.com
Riva Stahl GmbH
Industriegebiet Nord • 68607 Lampertheim
Phone +49 (0) 6206 5004-0 • direktion.lamp@rivagroup.com
www.rivagroup.com

• Crude Steel Production (2007): 2.8 million tonnes
• Annual turnover (Group 2007): € 2.031 billion
•
Employees (Group 2007): 6,700
Saarstahl AG
Saarstahl AG, with its locations in Völklingen, Burbach and Neunkirchen
is one of the most important manufacturers of long products in the world.
The company is recognized as having a high level of competence in the
fi eld of steel production and further processing. It specializes in the
production of wire rod, steel bars and semi-fi nished products of various
grades. The product range also includes open die forgings. These prod-
ucts are important preliminary products, both today and for the future,
for the automotive industry and its suppliers, the construction industry,
power industry engineering, the aerospace industry, general mechanical
engineering and other steel processing branches.
Bismarckstraße 57 – 59
66333 Völklingen
Phone +49 (0) 68 98 10-0
www.saarstahl.com
saarstahl@saarstahl.com
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Salzgitter AG
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Crude steel production (2007): 7.3 million tonnes
• Turnover (cons. 2007): € 10.192 billion
•
Employees (2007): 23,000
With more than € 10 billion in ex-
ternal sales, an output of over
7 million tonnes of crude steel and
a workforce of 23,000 employees,
Salzgitter AG is one of Europe‘s
leading steel and technology com-
panies. In the fi elds of high-qual-
ity flat rolled steel and sections,
Salzgitter AG is among the Top 5
in Europe, and is the world market
leader in large-diameter pipes.
Comprising over 100 national and
international subsidiaries and as-
sociated companies, the Group is
structured in fi ve divisions — Steel,
Trading, Tubes, Services and Tech-
nology — under the umbrella of a
management holding company.

Salzgitter AG enjoys one of the richest traditions among Germany’s con-
glomerates. Its future focus is set fi rmly on steel and technology. Through
internal and external growth, the Salzgitter Group has become an innova-
tive power in the international steel industry. Salzgitter aspires to rank
and to remain among the best in steel and in technology. Workforce and
management alike are committed to achieving this goal.
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The product spectrum encom-
passes fl at rolled steel products
in many variations, beams, plates
and tubes, both seamless and weld-
ed, in a broad range. Salzgitter AG
is also actively involved in the
manufacture of processed prod-
ucts for the automobile and con-
struction industries.
Salzgitter stock is included in the
MDAX index, therefore the compa-
ny ranks among the Top 80 Ger-
man stock corporations.
Eisenhüttenstraße 99
38239 Salzgitter
Phone +49 (0) 5341 21-01
www.salzgitter-ag.de
pk@salzgitter-ag.de
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• Crude steel production (2007): 2 million tonnes*
• Turnover (2007): € 4.2 billion*
• Employees (2007): 11,272*
* + Finkl & Sons Co. in 2007
SCHMOLZ + BICKENBACH
SCHMOLZ + BICKENBACH is a lead-
ing global supplier of special so-
lutions in the special steel sector.
The steel group offers the entire
portfolio, comprising production,
processing, as well as distribution
and services. With currently about
11,000 employees and group pro-
duction, processing and distribu-
tion companies on fi ve continents,
SCHMOLZ + BICKENBACH guaran-
tees their customers global service
and support.
Eupener Straße 70
40549 Düsseldorf
Phone +49 (0) 211 509-0
www.schmolz-bickenbach.com
info@schmolz-bickenbach.com
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Steel-producing companies in the SCHMOLZ + BICKENBACH group are:
Deutsche Edelstahlwerke
Auestraße 4 • 58452 Witten
Phone +49 (0) 230 22 90
www.dew-stahl.com
Sites: Witten, Siegen, Krefeld, Hagen
Finkl & Sons Co.
2011 N. Southport Ave.
Chicago, IL 60614, U.S.A.
Phone +1 (773) 975 25 10
www.fi nkl.com
Swiss Steel
Emmenweidstraße 90
CH-6020 Emmenbrücke
Phone +41 (0) 41 209 51 51
www.swiss-steel.com
UGITECH
Avenue Paul Girod
F-73403 Ugine Cedex
Phone +33 (0) 479 89 30 30
www.ugitech.com

• Crude steel production (2007): 1.0 million tonnes
•
Employees (2007): 675
Stahlwerk Thüringen GmbH
The company Stahlwerk Thüringen was established on the 1st of July 1992
and has its roots in the Maximilianshütte Unterwellenborn, which was
founded in 1872.
In 2007 Stahlwerk Thüringen produced 930,000 tonnes of sections
with 675 employees. The rolling mill was put into commission in 1985
and the electric steel plant has been operating since 1995. Since
January 2007 Stahlwerk Thüringen GmbH has been affi liated with the
Alfonso Gallardo Group from Spain.
Kronacher Straße 6
07333 Unterwellenborn
Phone +49 (0) 3671 445-0
www.stahlwerk-thueringen.de
info@stahlwerk-thueringen.de
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ThyssenKrupp Steel
Fiscal year 2006/2007
• Crude steel production: 14.5 million tonnes
• Sales: € 13.2 billion
•
Employees: 40,000
ThyssenKrupp
ThyssenKrupp is a global group with business activities focused on the areas
of Steel, Capital Goods and Services. The Steel activities are concentrated
in the segments ThyssenKrupp Steel and ThyssenKrupp Stainless.
ThyssenKrupp Steel
The steel segment is led by the operating holding company ThyssenKrupp
Steel AG, with its registered offi ce in Duisburg, which is also the largest
single unit. With crude steel production of about 14.5 million tonnes in fi scal
year 2006/2007 it is one of the leading producers in the world market for
high-quality carbon steel fl at products and ranks second in Europe. As well
as intelligent material solutions, capabilities include product-specifi c pro-
cessing and a wide range of services. The customer- and process-oriented
divisions established for the operating business of ThyssenKrupp Steel AG,
together with the subsidiaries allocated to them, form the business units
Steelmaking, Industry, Auto and Processing.

ThyssenKrupp Steel is the only
steel company worldwide under-
taking growth investment to fo-
cus on the highly profitable seg-
ment of high-end carbon steel fl at
products. To this end the erection of
a steel mill in Brazil with an annual
capacity of 5 million tonnes of slabs
is underway to underpin its mar-
ket strategies for Europe and the
NAFTA region. In addition the com-
pany is building a plant in south-
eastern USA and expanding its
capacities in Europe to process
the slabs from Brazil. The capital
expenditure for these projects will
amount to more than € 6 billion.
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10 years ago, in March 1997, Thyssen
and Krupp agreed to merge their
carbon steel flat products opera-
tions. The company started out as
ThyssenKrupp Stahl AG on the 1st
of September. At that time they
were pioneers in the consolida-
tion of the European steel industry,
and it has paid off. In fiscal year
2006/2007 the ThyssenKrupp
Group achieved its best results
since the merger in 1999 with pre-
tax profi ts of € 3.3 billion on sales
of € 51.1 billion. The Steel segment
played a major role in this successful
performance. With around 40,000
employees they expanded its sales
by 9 per cent to € 13.2 billion. EBT
increased by 18 per cent to more than
€ 1.5 billion.
ThyssenKrupp Steel AG
Kaiser-Wilhelm-Straße 100
47166 Duisburg
Phone +49 (0) 203 52-1
www.thyssenkrupp-steel.com

ThyssenKrupp Stainless
ThyssenKrupp Stainless AG brings
together all ThyssenKrupp’s activi-
ties in the areas of stainless steel
flat-rolled products, nickel alloys
and titanium. Thanks to its inno-
vation potential, the company has
achieved a leading market position
worldwide.
ThyssenKrupp Stainless AG is the
holding company of the Stainless
segment within ThyssenKrupp AG.
It carries out management and co-
ordination functions for the compa-
nies allocated to it. These operating
companies include German-based
ThyssenKrupp Nirosta, Italy’s Thys-
senKrupp Acciai Speciali Terni,
ThyssenKrupp Mexinox in Mexico
ThyssenKrupp Stainless
• Melt shop production: 2.5 million tonnes
• Sales: € 8.7 billion
•
Employees: 12,182
and Shanghai Krupp Stainless in
China. ThyssenKrupp Stainless
USA is responsible for building a
new plant in Alabama.
In the fi eld of high-performance al-
loys, ThyssenKrupp VDM produces
nickel materials with plants in Ger-
many and the USA. ThyssenKrupp
Titanium, a subsidiary by Thys-
senKrupp Acciai Speciali Terni, is
the only manufacturer of titanium
semi-fi nished products in Western
Europe.
ThyssenKrupp Stainless Interna-
tional is responsible for all stainless
sales, distribution and service ac-
tivities of the Stainless group where
these are not directly allocated to
the production companies.
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ThyssenKrupp Stainless is an established leader in stainless steel fl at-
rolled products and nickel alloys. The strategic goal of the company is to
consolidate and expand this leading position on the international market.
ThyssenKrupp Stainless considers itself a reliable partner to its global
customers in, for example, the appliance, electronics, automotive and
aerospace industries. To serve these customers effi ciently with high-qual-
ity products and services close to their production sites, ThyssenKrupp
Stainless already has production sites, service centers and sales bases
worldwide and is continuously expanding this network.

In fi scal year 2006/2007, Thyssen-
Krupp Stainless generated sales of
€ 18.7 billion. It produced 1.7 million
tonnes of stainless cold rolled fl at
products. The melt shop produc-
tion was at 2.5 million tonnes. On
September 30, 2007 the Stainless
group employed a total of 12,182
people worldwide.
ThyssenKrupp Stainless AG
Kaiser-Wilhelm-Straße 100
47166 Duisburg
Phone +49 (0) 203 52 - 1
www.thyssenkrupp-stainless.com
stainless@thyssenkrupp.com
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• Annual Production (Vallourec Group 2007): 2.838 million tonnes
• Annual Turnover (Vallourec Group 2007): € 6.141 million
•
Employees (Vallourec Group): 18,000
Vallourec & Mannesmann Tubes
Vallourec & Mannesmann Tubes
is world leader for seamless hot-
rolled steel tubes (oil and gas
industry, energy generation, me-
chanical and plant engineering,
vehicle construction). Founded
in 1997 as a French-German joint
venture between Vallourec and
the Mannesmannröhren-Werke,
V & M Tubes is wholly owned by
Vallourec since 2005. V & M Tubes
runs twelve production lines for
seamless steel tubes in Germany,
France, USA, China and Brazil.
Theodorstraße 90
40472 Düsseldorf
Phone +49 (0) 211 960-2904
www.vmtubes.de
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Other steel producing companies
Badische Stahlwerke GmbH
Graudenzer Straße 45
77694 Kehl
Phone +49 (0) 7851 83-0
www.bsw-kehl.de
BGH Edelstahlwerke GmbH
Postfach 10 15 66
01691 Freital
Phone +49 (0) 351 646-0
www.bgh.de
Buderus Edelstahl GmbH
Postfach 14 49
35576 Wetzlar
Phone +49 (0) 6441 374-0
www.buderus-steel.com
Dörrenberg Edelstahl GmbH
Postfach 21 64
51758 Engelskirchen
Phone +49 (0) 2263 79-0
www.doerrenberg.de
Friedr. Lohmann GmbH
Postfach 32 62
58423 Witten
Phone +49 (0) 2302 7014-0
www.lohmann-stahl.de
Kind & Co. Edelstahlwerk
Postfach 21 80
51662 Wiehl
Phone +49 (0) 2262 84-0
www.kind-co.de
Trierer Stahlwerk GmbH
Postfach 80 33
54181 Trier
Phone +49 (0) 651 71033-0
www.trierer-stahlwerk.com
TSTG Schienen Technik GmbH & Co.KG
Kaiser-Wilhelm-Straße 100
47166 Duisburg
Phone +49 (0) 203 52 24 693
www.tstg.de
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Steel Institute VDEh
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