SKW Stahl-Metallurgie Holding Ag

the skw metallurgie group is world market leader for various chemical additives for hot metal desulphurization and for secondary metallurgy. the operational side of the group is structured into the three segments “cored wire”, “powder and granules” and „other“ (operative part: “quab”). the main products of the company enable steel producers to efficiently produce high-grade steel products. the clients include the world’s leading steel companies. the skw metallurgie group has a history of more than fifty years of metallurgical know-how. moreover, the skw metallurgie group produces and sells quab specialty chemicals; those are mainly used in the production of industrial starch for paper production. skw metallurgie is active in more than forty countries. the headquarters of the skw metallurgie group are located in germany, the production plants are located in france, bhutan, the usa (6), south korea, canada, mexico, brazil, sweden, russia, the pr of china (2) and india (2; joint venture).