EuroWire September 2016

News Corporate

Investing in its global sales network

Target applications include interiors and exteriors for the automotive sector. The activities at the Scandinavian sales and services location at Valkeakoski, Finland, focus in particular on the precise manufacture and time-efficient delivery of stainless and engineering steels for shipbuilding as well as for the energy industry. The site also has extended sawing capacities. The company now offers the entire range of dimensions in the processing of special engineering steel – up to 800mm. In establishing a presence at Queretaro, Mexico, Schmolz + Bickenbach is also responding to major developments in the automotive industry in Mexico. Local warehouse and processing capacities have doubled. The company’s location is also strategically located close to plants of leading American, European and Japanese car makers. Schmolz + Bickenbach – Germany Website : www.schmolz-bickenbach.com COVERAGE OF IWCS IN RHODE ISLAND STARTS ON PAGE 54

A strong global presence – this is the reason behind the decision of Schmolz + Bicknbach International to invest in expanding its global sales and services network. In taking this step, the long steel expert is shoring up its position as a reliable partner providing local supply chain solutions in America, Asia and Scandinavia up to just-in-time deliveries of the special steel products from the group’s own production units. By expanding global sales and services presence, the company is strengthening customer service in strategically relevant markets. The sales offices will also push special steel from the group’s own production, including products from Deutsche Edelstahlwerke, Finkl Steel, Steeltec, Swiss Steel and Ugitech. In Asia, the steel company opened a subsidiary in Tokyo, Japan, in December 2015, guaranteeing local customer support in the country. Since December a new sales office in Bangkok, Thailand, has served customers in the automotive and electronics industry, as well as in mechanical engineering. To meet the increasing demand of the automotive and plastic industry in China, a new warehouse for tool steel, including sawing and milling technologies, was opened in Chongqing. At the Indian sales and services location in Mumbai, the company raised sawing capacities up to 2,600mm blocks of tool steel.

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