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Metallurgy
VDMA Metallurgy forms the network and the joint platform of metallurgical machinery producers.

With the specialist departments Foundry Machinery, Metallurgical Plants and Rolling Mills, and Thermal Process Technology, we bundle the common topics and interests of our members who supply plants, machinery, equipment and process technology for metal production as well as metal processing. We represent around 180 companies, representing an industry turnover of about 80 percent.

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Foundry Machinery
Metallurgical Plants and Rolling Mills
Thermo Process Technology

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  • ● 3600 Companies
  • ● 35 Trade Associations

VDMA is the largest network organization and an important voice for the machinery and equipment manufacturing industry ​​​​​​in Germany and Europe.
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Largest industrial employer:

  • ● 1,2 million employees in Germany
  • ● 3 million employees in EU-27
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Innovative strength:

  • ● 9 percent of total German R&D expenditure
  • ● 18 billion euros spent on innovation per year
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Technologies for climate protection:

  • ● Mechanical and plant engineering can save 86 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions
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Industrial strength:

  • ● 255 billion euros in sales in Germany
  • ● 870 billion euros in sales in the EU