1,917 ideas and 358 kg of potential Making heavy things lighter is something that drives us onward every day. This is especially true of high-strength steels for the automotive industry. Working together with numerous project partners, we have discovered, in the "Lightweight Forging Initiative", enormous potential for weight reduction – an important stride into the future.

Climate-protection by the tonne - thanks to maximised energy-efficiency Steel is 100% recyclable. But that's not all. Efficient utilisation of the waste heat yielded in the production and processing of steel saves many tonnes of emissions every year in the GMH group's plants. Here two examples from the Georgsmarienhütte GmbH steel mill and the Gröditz forging plants.

Innovative waste-gas routing boosts plant efficiency The electric arc furnace (EAF) is the central element in steelmaking at Georgsmarienhütte GmbH - in exactly the way that improvements to processes and technologies are a central topic within the GMH group. When these two meet, the results are things, such as an innovative waste-gas routing, that improve even further tried-and-tested facilities such as our furnace.

Connecting rods: 10% lighter thanks to new material 28 grams make a world of difference in automotive engineering. Using the GMH group's innovative 46MnVS5 material, they can be saved on crack connecting rods. This makes this new grade of steel the reliable solution in lightweighting – and the ideal candidate for parts such as connecting rods in the higher performance categories.

New materials for the automotive industry The introduction of the EEG (German Renewable Energy Sources Act) surcharge has significantly increased the pressure for the industry to become more energy-efficient. Working closely with our customers in the automotive industry, we have developed two new steels that will play a significant role in saving energy. In turn, these have provided a platform on which we have been able to come up with new concepts for energy-efficient, cost-effective process...

We meet the growing demands made on construction industry companies – especially where sustainability is concerned.

Efficiency-enhancing lightweight engineering, high-performance structural solutions, optimum workability and extreme in-service conditions: we supply steels for every conceivable application.

The aerospace industry knows it can rely on all of our strengths, and above all on our high-precision development of technologies and materials.

Versatile use of steel in the energy sector. Steel is the ideal material for a wide range of applications. We take advantage of this unique feature of steel to create value for companies active in the - fossil and renewable - energy sector.

Advantages over conventional methods 3D-printed products and components have long been much more than just another new trend in manufacturing. Annual market growth of a constant approx. 15%, depending on the particular sector, demonstrates that 3D printing is, instead, a now widely used, groundbreaking production process.