ThyssenKrupp Materials International GmbH : begins operating new warehouse in Poland

thyssenkrupp begins operating new warehouse in Poland

thyssenkrupp continues to expand its local presence in Eastern Europe. thyssenkrupp Energostal, a subsidiary of Business Area Materials Services, has now opened a new storage facility in Nowe Marzy with the aim of additionally growing its customer service. The new facility provides around 17,500 square meters of storage space where the materials experts can offer their entire range, including rolled steel, non-ferrous metals and stainless steel. Overall, some 13,000 tonnes of material for the processing industry will be stored in Nowe Marzy.

'The new warehouse is a further step towards strengthening our presence in Poland and meeting the growing needs and requirements of our customers,' explains Ryszard Bojarski, President of the Board of thyssenkrupp Energostal. After Błonie, Dąbrowa Górnicza, and Poznań, Nowe Marzy is now thyssenkrupp's fourth central warehouse in Poland. Apart from that, the company operates 16 sales offices located in practically every part of the country. 'The fact that we are continuing to expand our capacities and bolster our local business clearly shows how important Poland is for us as a business location,' says Martin Stillger, CEO Operating Unit Eastern Europe.

About the Operating Unit Eastern Europe

The Operating Unit Eastern Europe of Business Area Materials Services is among the leading materials and processing specialists in Eastern Europe. With subsidiaries in Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Bulgaria, Turkey, and Slovakia as well as sales offices in Croatia and Lithuania, thyssenkrupp operates a materials trading network practically unique in the region.

Its product portfolio includes rolled steel, stainless steel, non-ferrous metals, plastics, tubes, and pipes. Moreover, thyssenkrupp's range covers customized services such as slitting and cutting to length as well as laser and plasma cutting and sophisticated surface treatments for all of its products. Its portfolio of products and services is supplemented with just-in-time delivery, customer consultation, and numerous made-to-measure supply chain services. Overall, nearly 2,000 employees work at 46 locations to meet the needs and requirements of thyssenkrupp customers.

About thyssenkrupp

thyssenkrupp is a diversified industrial group with traditional strengths in materials and a growing share of capital goods and service businesses. Over 156,000 employees in nearly 80 countries work with passion and technological know-how to develop high-quality products and intelligent industrial processes and services for sustainable progress. Their skills and commitment are the basis of our success. In fiscal year 2015/2016 thyssenkrupp generated sales of around Euro39 billion.

Together with our customers we develop competitive solutions for current and future challenges in their respective industries. With our engineering expertise we enable our customers to gain an edge in the global market and manufacture innovative products in a cost- and resource-friendly way. Our technologies and innovations are the key to meeting diverse customer and market requirements around the world, growing on the markets of the future, and generating strong and stable earnings, cash flows and value growth