thyssenkrupp is an international industrial and technology group with around 98,000 employees operating in 47 countries. The company generated sales of €35 billion in fiscal year 2023/2024. Its business activities are organized into five main segments: Automotive Technology, Decarbon Technologies, Materials Services, Steel Europe and Marine Systems.
The group has extensive technological expertise, with around 3,900 employees working in research and development worldwide. Their focus areas include climate protection, energy transition, digital transformation in industry, and future mobility. thyssenkrupp holds approximately 16,900 patents and utility models in its portfolio.
The company is actively pursuing ambitious climate protection targets while optimizing its own energy and climate efficiency. A key initiative is the transformation toward climate-neutral steel production, with plans to build a direct reduction plant with 2.5 million tons capacity that will operate with renewable hydrogen.
In the Decarbon Technologies segment, thyssenkrupp combines key technologies for significant CO2 reductions in industry through businesses like thyssenkrupp rothe erde (slewing bearings for wind turbines), thyssenkrupp Uhde (green ammonia and methanol plants), thyssenkrupp Polysius (cement plant technology), and thyssenkrupp nucera (water electrolysis technology).
The Materials Services segment is one of the world's largest mill-independent materials distributors, while Steel Europe is focused on flat carbon steel manufacturing. The Marine Systems segment specializes in naval shipbuilding, and Automotive Technology provides components and systems for the automotive industry.
As a publicly listed company, thyssenkrupp is part of the MDAX index, with shares traded on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (TKA) and as American depositary receipts in the USA (TKAMY). The company operates with a strong focus on engineering excellence, future-oriented solutions, and collaborative innovation, reflected in its motto 'engineering.tomorrow.together.'








