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This is Steel


thyssenkrupp Steel is one of the leading suppliers of high-grade flat steel and stands for innovations in steel and high-quality products for demanding applications. Steel has a good 27,000 employees and produces about 11 million tonnes of crude steel per year – making it Germany’s largest flat steel manufacturer. Its capabilities range from custom material solutions to material-related services.

Together with our customers we continue to develop the long and successful story of our company, thereby shaping global markets, our region and a large number of powerful industries.

Steel fulfills the increasing demands for economical lightweight, growing construction and safety standards, researches and develops new high-tech steels and sets standards for high-quality surface and processing technologies as well as efficient steels for the energy and mobility revolution..

The company works internationally for a wide range of industries, including the auto, household appliance, packaging and energy sectors. Our intensive research and development work secures the basis for our sustained success.

Steel production at thyssenkrupp is planned to be carbon-neutral by 2045. As an initial target for 2030, thyssenkrupp Steel is aiming to reduce emissions from its own production and processes and from the purchase of energy by more than 30 percent versus the base year 2018.

Steel Europe in figures

2022/2023 2023/2024 Change in %
Order intake million € 12,187 10,032 (18)
Net sales million € 12,373 10,736 (13)
EBIT million € (1,695) (770) 55
Adjusted EBIT million € 319 261 (18)
Adjusted EBIT margin % 2.6 2.4 __
Employees (Sept. 30) 26,822 27,478 2

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thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG

Kaiser-Wilhelm-Strasse 100

47166 Duisburg, Germany

+49 (0)203 52-0

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Executive Board

Click here for the profile of the Executive Board members of thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG.

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Business units

Special requirements call for specialist solutions. Steel offers them with the operational areas: Precision Steel, Electrical Steel and Packaging Steel.

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Locations

Germany’s biggest steelmaker isn’t just based in Duisburg. Where else you can find us and what the individual locations have to offer can be found here.

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Sustainability

We assume responsibility – vis-à-vis employees, customers, neighbors and authorities – in short: for society and the environment.

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Dates

Experience Steel at first hand – read about upcoming trade shows and exhibitions where you can meet us.

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Plant Tours

How does molten crude steel become a steel coil? If you are interested in our production processes, register for a plant tour at our visitor center.

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History

We have a long and rich tradition of steel production. Here you can take a look back at our timeline and our highlights over the years.

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Purchasing

We are looking for qualified suppliers and service providers who offer high-quality products and services at competitive prices. Are you right for us?

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The route to steel

It starts with lump ores, sinter and coke, and ends with a steel coil. The steel production process is complex – you can find a schematic presentation here.

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Steel is part of thyssenkrupp

thyssenkrupp Quartier

thyssenkrupp is an international industrial and technology group with more than 93,000 employees. In the fiscal year 2024/2025, the company generated sales of around €33 billion in 48 countries. Its business activities are bundled in five segments: Automotive Technology, Decarbon Technologies, Materials Services, Steel Europe and Marine Systems. With extensive technological know-how, outstanding engineering competence and a high level of innovative strength, the group is a technology leader in many of its markets, developing solutions for the challenges of the future. Around 3,900 employees work in research and development worldwide. They are mainly focused on climate protection and the energy transition, the digital transformation in industry and the mobility of the future. The patent portfolio of thyssenkrupp currently includes approximately 17,000 patents and utility models, underlining the Group's leading position in technology and innovation. thyssenkrupp is pursuing ambitious climate protection targets and actively optimizing its own energy and climate efficiency. At the same time, the Group is supporting its customers and industry partners to help in achieving their climate targets, thus playing a key role in advancing the green transformation. As a publicly listed company, thyssenkrupp is part of the MDAX index. thyssenkrupp shares are traded on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (ticker symbol: TKA) and as American depositary receipts (ticker symbol: TKAMY) in the USA. Since 20 October 2025, TKMS (Marine Systems segment) has also been an independent, publicly traded company in which thyssenkrupp AG holds a majority stake of 51 per cent; TKMS shares are traded on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (ticker symbol: TKMS) and will be included in the MDAX from 22 December 2025.

Three words that describe who we are, what we do and how we do it.

engineering. tomorrow. together.

"engineering. tomorrow. together." remains our motivation; with our technological know-how and industrial expertise under a strong thyssenkrupp umbrella brand we aim to make an important contribution to a more livable and above all sustainable world.

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