VDM Metals
History
| Year | Detail |
|---|---|
| 1930 | The company was founded when Berg-Heckmann-Selve AG headquartered in Altena took over Heddernheimer Kupferwerk and Süddeutsche Kabelwerk AG in Frankfurt. |
| 1960s | The company steadily lost market share in different markets, such as production of copper and brass tubes, copper sheet, and aluminum rolled products. |
| 1988/1989 | Krupp Stahl AG took one third of VDM Nickel-Technologie AG which later on to a 100% stake in the company with an established global presence, whose high-performance alloys were used worldwide. |
| 2020 | Acerinox, S.A. a stainless steel manufacturing group acquired VDM Metals GmbH in transaction valued at $607.6 million. |
