Deutsche Edelstahlwerke

Deutsche Edelstahlwerke, also known as Deutsche Edelstahlwerke Specialty Steel, is a German producer and processor of special long steel products. Its headquarters are in Witten, and the company’s production footprint described in the supplied German-language reference includes Witten, Siegen, Krefeld, Hagen and Hattingen. The reference places Deutsche Edelstahlwerke within Swiss Steel Group, an international steel group whose portfolio includes engineering steels, stainless steels, tool steels and other customized special long steel products. The company’s products serve industrial and manufacturing uses that require steels with particular mechanical, corrosion-resistant or processing characteristics. The documented portfolio includes drawn wire, bar steel, short lengths and semi-finished products, as well as tool steels, engineering and bearing steels, corrosion-, acid- and heat-resistant steels, and the powder-metallurgical hard material Ferro-Titanit. Products range from wire to large forged products; Swiss Steel Group’s current product information gives a broader group-wide range of drawn wire and forged-bar dimensions. The German-language company profile also describes manufacturing and processing capabilities including forging, rolling, heat treatment and bright-steel operations. Deutsche Edelstahlwerke’s corporate history reflects the consolidation of older German steelworks. Predecessor businesses Edelstahl Witten-Krefeld and Edelstahlwerke Südwestfalen were brought together after Swiss Steel acquired both businesses in 2005. Deutsche Edelstahlwerke GmbH was formed through their merger in 2007. In December 2016, the company’s activities were divided among separate production, sales and administration entities. The supplied reference identifies Deutsche Edelstahlwerke Specialty Steel GmbH & Co. KG as the production entity. The brand is part of Swiss Steel Group’s wider offering of customized special long steel and related customer services. Group materials describe technical advice, product-selection support, certificates, downloads and a product finder, and present the group’s products as serving sectors such as automotive, aerospace, energy, toolmaking and mechanical engineering. Group-level statements should not be mistaken for independently documented claims about every Deutsche Edelstahlwerke site or product. The company remains an active German industrial business within the group; the supplied sources do not specify a separate listing, a current company-level chief executive, or a founding individual.

Deutsche Edelstahlwerke is associated with a group of German steelworks whose roots, according to the supplied German-language reference, reach back to the middle of the nineteenth century. The modern company was formed through the consolidation of two predecessor businesses: Edelstahl Witten-Krefeld and Edelstahlwerke Südwestfalen. The reference dates the establishment of Edelstahl Witten-Krefeld to 1994 and Edelstahlwerke Südwestfalen to 2004. It states that Swiss Steel acquired both companies in 2005, bringing the predecessor operations under common ownership. In 2007, Edelstahl Witten-Krefeld and Edelstahlwerke Südwestfalen merged to form Deutsche Edelstahlwerke GmbH. This merger established the company identity associated with the present Deutsche Edelstahlwerke business. The supplied account describes a multi-site operation, with production locations in Witten, Siegen, Krefeld, Hagen and Hattingen, and identifies Witten as the headquarters of Deutsche Edelstahlwerke Specialty Steel GmbH & Co. KG. The company’s activities include the manufacture and processing of special long steel products. The documented assortment encompasses drawn wire, bar steel, short lengths and semi-finished goods, alongside tool steels, engineering and bearing steels, corrosion-, acid- and heat-resistant grades, and Ferro-Titanit, a powder-metallurgically produced hard material. The reference also describes long mandrel bars, forged products, cold-rolled products and a range of steelmaking, rolling, forging, heat-treatment and finishing equipment. These capabilities support a business oriented toward specialized industrial materials rather than mass-market finished consumer goods. In December 2016, Deutsche Edelstahlwerke’s activities were divided into three named entities: Deutsche Edelstahlwerke Specialty Steel GmbH & Co. KG for production, Deutsche Edelstahlwerke Sales GmbH & Co. KG for sales, and Deutsche Edelstahlwerke Services GmbH for administration. This organizational division distinguished production, commercial and administrative functions while retaining the Deutsche Edelstahlwerke identity. The company belongs to Swiss Steel Group. Group materials describe an international portfolio of customized special long steel products and related customer services, including engineering steels, stainless steels, tool steels, technical advice and product-selection support. The group’s current product pages also present products such as steel bars and tool-steel grades. Those sources establish the broader group context, but they do not independently document all company-specific changes or establish that every group-level product, service or market statement applies to Deutsche Edelstahlwerke individually. The supplied sources do not identify a founder, a separate listing for Deutsche Edelstahlwerke, or a current company-level chief executive.

• 2016

  Production, sales and administration split into separate entities

• 2007

  Deutsche Edelstahlwerke GmbH formed by merger

• 2005

  Swiss Steel acquires the predecessor businesses

• 2004

  Edelstahlwerke Südwestfalen established

• 1994

  Edelstahl Witten-Krefeld established

• Origins of the predecessor steelworks

A specialist German producer and processor of customized special long steel products, positioned within Swiss Steel Group’s engineering-steel, stainless-steel and tool-steel portfolio.

• Drawn wire

  A documented product category; the German-language company reference gives a minimum diameter of 4.5 mm, while Swiss Steel Group describes a broader group-wide range.

• Bar steel, short lengths and semi-finished products

  Products made for further processing and industrial use.

• Tool steels

  A named category in the company’s product range.

• Engineering and bearing steels

  Steel categories identified in the supplied company profile.

• Corrosion-, acid- and heat-resistant steels

  Special steels identified in the company’s documented range.

• Ferro-Titanit

  A powder-metallurgically produced hard material named in the supplied company profile.

• Forged and cold-rolled products

  The company reference describes forged products, including large diameters, and cold-rolled products.

• Merger of predecessor businessesOther

• Organizational separation by functionOther

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