KME is the first factory of the current KME Germany known until May 1, 2007 with the name of KME Europa Metal AG) dates from 1873 .
Summary
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- 1 What is the KME Group
- 2 Foundation
- 3 Main manufactures
- 4 Organization of KME AG and its German subsidiaries
- 5 Companies that Manage and control
- 6 What is it today
- 7 Sources
What is KME Group
It is a modern industrial group, deeply rooted in the history of European industry, as well as that of the Orlando family, one of the oldest Italian industrial dynasties
Foundation
The company named “Witte und Kämper” was founded in 1873 in Osnabrück.
Main manufactures
Rolled products, tubes, bars, products for melting and casting, as well as a wide range of special products.
Organization of KME AG and its German subsidiaries
- Headquarters in Osnabrück
- Five industrial production centers in Germany, of which the one in Berlin is exclusively dedicated to the brass bar (headquarters of KME Brass Germany GmbH). The others are at Osnabrück, Menden, Stolberg and Greven (Fricke GmbH & Co. KG).
- 3,337 employees at the end of 2007.
- A major Research and Development Center in Osnabrück
- An extensive home business network. For export, it relies on the Group’s commercial organization.
Companies that Manage and control
- KME Germany AG & Co. KG, with production plants in Osnabrück, Menden and Stolberg, where laminates, tubes, special products and ingot molds are manufactured.
- KME Brass Germany GmbH, with production headquarters in Berlin, where brass bars, profiles and wire are manufactured.
- Fricke GmbH & Co. KG, with production headquarters in Greven, where construction products such as gutters and accessories are manufactured.
What is it today
- One of the first fifteen Italian multinational industrial groups • The first world group in the production of semi-finished copper and copper alloys, with a wide range of products including special high-tech components.
- One of the first eight industrial groups in the world of the non-ferrous metallurgical industry.
- One of the top thirty industrial groups in the world in the metals sector (ferrous and non-ferrous).
