Salzgitter AG is a German company, one of the largest steel producers in Europe with an annual output of around seven million tonnes.
With over 100 subsidiaries and associated companies, the Group is structured in four business units – Steel Production, Steel Processing, Trading and Technology – under the umbrella of a management holding company.[1]
Activities
The group's principal activity is to manufacture steel and associated products. The products include heavy profile steel sheets, hot-rolled wide strips and steel strips, heavy and medium weight plates, and sheet steel. The company also owns 29.99% of Aurubis which is the largest copper producer in Europe and as well the largest copper recycler worldwide.
History
The history of the company goes back to 1858, when in Peine the Ilseder Hütte started. The company was incorporated with other firms in 1937 into the Reichswerke Hermann Göring