Steel Europe

Steel is by far the most important industrial material. The Steel Europe business area is one of the world's technology leaders in carbon steel flat products. With around 36,000 dedicated employees and highly efficient production facilities, the business area supplies intelligent steel products for the innovations of tomorrow. Steel is the basis for the living standards of highly developed industrialized nations and for dynamic growth in emerging economies.

From intelligent material solutions to finished parts

The Steel Europe business area is focused on the attractive and fast-growing market for premium flat carbon steel. Its capabilities range from intelligent material solutions, product-specific processing and comprehensive service to finished steel parts and assemblies. Steel Europe serves a broad spectrum of steel-processing industries, including the automotive, construction, appliance, energy and packaging sectors.

Coating line control pulpit by the Business Area Steel Europe.

Pacemaker for innovations in steel

The Steel Europe business area stands for innovations in steel. It is a pacemaker in the development of high-tech steels, tailored products and innovative coatings. Steel Europe meets rising auto industry demands for weight reduction and safety with innovative high-strength steels. The energy industry profits at many levels from innovative materials developed by Steel Europe: For example, electrical steel ensures over 99 percent efficiency in transformers. Pipe steels are essential for the pipelines used to transport fossil fuels such as oil and gas. Intelligent steel products for the construction industry include steel-based Solartec photovoltaic modules and solar thermal collectors.

Cooperation with universities and external research institutes is an integral part of the research and development activities of Steel Europe.

Efficient production lines

Steel Europe is also at the forefront when it comes to developing advanced production technologies. Equipment in Duisburg includes the first casting-rolling line for carbon steel to be operated in an integrated European steel mill. Hot-dip coating line 8 in Dortmund is regarded as the most efficient of its kind. In the quest for zero-waste production a shaft furnace has been developed which can convert iron-bearing dust and sludge from steel production back into pig iron.

Steel Europe is the only steel producer in the world that can cover the entire hot stamping process chain through to component manufacture. The high blank temperature during stamping guarantees excellent forming behavior, while the subsequent rapid cooling gives the material an extremely hard microstructure. Hot stamping technology is therefore used in particular for crash-relevant parts as in automobile manufacturing.

Chairman of the Management Board of Business Area

Edwin Eichler: Member of the Executive Board of ThyssenKrupp AG, responsible for the Materials division and CEO of the Steel Europe business area and the Steel Americas business area of ThyssenKrupp AG