Salzgitter AG ranks among the leading steel technology groups with € 9 billion in external sales, a crude steel capacity of 7 million tons and a workforce of 25,000 employees. It is one of Europe's largest steel producers and the global market leader in the large-diameter pipes business. The Group operates cutting-edge and resource-efficient production sites in Germany and abroad. It consists of more than 150 subsidiary and holding companies and, headed by Salzgitter AG, is structured as a holding comprising the five business units of Strip Steel, Plate/Section Steel, Trading, Energy and Technology. The product portfolio includes a wide variety of strip steel products, beams, heavy plate, as well as seamless and welded tubes in all dimensions. Furthermore, Salzgitter AG manufactures processed products for the automotive and construction industries. The Technology Business Unit comprises several specialist machine construction companies, including one of the world's leading manufacturers of filling and packaging plants for the beverages, food and non-food industry. The share of Salzgitter AG is listed on the SDAX index of Deutsche Börse AG.