Driven by ideas and innovation, Essen, Germany based ThyssenKrupp is an integrated materials and technology group offering solutions for sustainable progress worldwide. Seven business areas focus the Group's activities and know-how in the strategic competency areas of Materials and Technologies. Our committed and skilled employees are meeting the challenges of the markets: High-performance materials and plants, components and systems form forward-looking capabilities for customers in over 80 countries.
Group Structure
In 2009, ThyssenKrupp AG implemented a new Group structure featuring three core elements: the new strategic Corporate Headquarters, the eight operating business areas and the new ThyssenKrupp Business Services.
The new Corporate Headquarters consolidates the Group's strategic and steering tasks more strongly. It acta as a dependable partner to the business areas, freeing them of administrative duties and allowing them to concentrate on their operating business.
Seven business areas focus the Group's activities in materials and technologies. They integrate similar business models and geographically related business activities. The business areas are organized into two divisions – Materials and Technologies – reflecting ThyssenKrupp's key competency areas. Materials includes the business areas Steel Europe, Steel Americas, and Materials Services. The Technologies division is made up of the business areas Elevator Technology, Plant Technology, Components Technology and Marine Systems.
ThyssenKrupp Steel USA, LLC
ThyssenKrupp Steel USA, LLC was created in 2007 to build and operate ThyssenKrupp's new, technologically advanced carbon steel processing facility in Calvert, Alabama.
At full production in 2012, ThyssenKrupp Steel USA will employ approximately 1,800 Team
Members and will process 5.3 million metric tons of carbon steel annually.
