Steel mill Thuringia

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STAHLWERK Thuringia GmbH

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legal form GmbH
founding 1992
Seat Unterwellenborn , Thuringia
management Enéas Garcia Diniz, Marcelo Martins da Fonseca (Managing Directors)
Number of employees about 700 (2020)
sales 476 million euros (2011)
Branch Mining industry
Website www.stahlwerk-thueringen.de

Thuringia steelworks in Unterwellenborn
Steelworks Thuringia in Unterwellenborn (side)

The Steel Mill Thüringen GmbH (proper spelling: STAHLWERK Thüringen GmbH ) is a company based in Unterwellenborn in Thuringia , which dates back to the 19th century, founded in Maxhütte . After the closure of the steel and rolling mill in 1992 and modernization from 1992–1995, today's electric steel works with a continuous casting plant for profiles was established at the location in 1995 .

history

The beginnings of the company go back to the steel and rolling mill Maxhütte , founded in 1872 , which was commissioned as a branch of the Maxhütte in Sulzbach-Rosenberg in Upper Palatinate .

On April 9, 1992, the Luxembourg steel group ARBED acquired the core area of ​​Maxhütte in Unterwellenborn, Thuringia, with the combined sectional steel line, which was put into operation in 1985. On July 1st, 1992 Stahlwerk Thüringen GmbH was founded as a new company. The modernization of the site began. In February 1995 the new electric steelworks with continuous caster went into operation .

From 2007 to 2012 the company belonged to the Spanish Grupo Alfonso Gallardo.

In February 2012, CSN Steel SL, a subsidiary of the Brazilian Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional , acquired the Thuringia steelworks for a purchase price of 482.5 million euros.

Products

The company's products include IPE and HE beams, U and UPE profiles, and steel sleepers. In total, the Thuringia steelworks produces more than 200 profiles according to various national and international standards.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b Thuringia steelworks: [1]
  2. ^ Ostthüringer Zeitung: Brazilians buy steel works in Thuringia