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Swiss Steel AG: Facts and Figures

We are located in Emmenbrücke near Lucerne in the heart of Switzerland. In the European long steel market we are amongst the leading suppliers of engineering steel and free-cutting steel. Our customer come from the automotive, engineering and apparatus construction industry.

Our main market areas are Germany, Italy and France. A subsidiary for the sale of our products in the French Ardennes, Ardenacier S.A.R.L., is located in Charleville-Mézières.

In Switzerland the main purchaser is our sister company Steeltec AG, working our rolled steel into bright steel in their drawing mill.

We are supplying our products to the following groups of costumers:

  • Drawing mills
  • Cold-headers / cold-extruders
  • Forging industries
  • Chain producers
  • Construction and mining

Some insight figures of Swiss Steel AG:
Employees: 439
Turnover 2006: CHF 427 Mio
Output 2006: 534'000 t
   
Most important investments:
Final electromagnetic stirrer (FES) CHF 0.9 Mio
Vacuum machine CHF 9.0 Mio
Calibration block (Kocksblock) CHF 12.0 Mio
Ultrasonic testing incl. periphery the straightening plant CHF 1.5 Mio