ENDEITFRES ABOUT US COPPER PRODUCTS SPECIAL PRODUCTS SERVICE CAREER CONTACTS FINANCIAL INFORMATION YOU ARE HERE: HOMEABOUT USHISTORY HISTORY BRIEF HISTORY OF KME KME’s history dates back to 1886 – since then KME has consolidated European copper manufacturing assets under several different legal entities. In 2006, KME acquired a majority participation in China and in 2014 it further expanded in the country via a JV; in 2017 KME expanded into the US. 1902 The Orlando Family assumed leadership of SMI (Società Metallurgica Italiana). SMI was established in 1886 and 1902 had been listed on the Milan Stock Exchange from 1897 1990 SMI purchased 76.9% of the German leading producer of copper and copper alloys semi-finished products KM -Kabelmetal AG and became the GIM-SMI Group 1995 GIM-SMI Group founded KM Europa Metal AG (KME). KME concentrated management of the group’s European activities in one company, which was located in Germany and controlled 100% of the Group’s industrial activities in Germany, France, Italy and Spain. In the same year KME and the Finnish group Outokumpu created a 50/50 joint-venture in LOCSA (Laminados Oviedo Cordoba S.A.) based in Oviedo, Spain for the production of rolled products 1999 SMI purchased 98.17% of KME’s shares through a voluntary public tender offer (the remaining minorities were squeezed out in 2002) 2005 Intek S.p.A. became the largest shareholder 2006 SMI changed its name to KME Group SpA and increased its participation in DD Heavy Machinery to 70% 2012 KME Group S.p.A. incorporated IntekS.p.A and changed its name to IntekGroup S.p.A. 2014 The UK plumbing tubes business was sold to Mueller and a JV with Golden Dragon and Chogquing Wanzhou Economy Technology Development Co., Ltd. (the “KMD (HK) JV”) 2015 The production of the tubes of Onsabrück plant was transfered to Menden and the plant and overhead structure was optimized. Additionally, KME performed a top management and corporate functions reduction across the Group 2016 KME sold 49% of its share in KME France S.A.S. (now, TrefimetauxS.a.S.) to the European Copper Tubes Limited. The sale included part of the operations in plants in Givet and Niederbruck (France) and in Serravalle Scrivia (Italy). KME now operates these plants through the subsidiary Tréfimétaux S.A.S.as a joint venture with the European Copper Tubes Limited 2017 Expansion into US market via an acquisition of a production facility servicing US Navy program 2018 Inaugural €300m Senior Secured Notes issuance 2019 MKM acquisition; Brass and Tubes (Germany and Spain) sale; purchase of 49% of Trefimetaux SaS Transformation of KME AG in KME SE 2020 At the Osnabrück site, KME is divided into two companies: KME Germany GmbH (copper products) and KME Special Products GmbH (special products). ABOUT US Profile Locations R&D Commitments History News / Press Releases Events COPPER PRODUCTS Architecture Roofing Rolled Copper For Industry Stamping Copper Tubes Mineral Insulated Cables Bars & Profiles Finished Parts Wire Antimicrobial Copper SPECIAL PRODUCTS Melting & Casting Marine Applications Extruded & Drawn SERVICES Metal Prices Metal Procurement Coil-Calculator Alloy Finder Download Center CE-Markings Links CAREER KME SHANGHAI KME RUSSIA IMPRINT LEGAL NOTICES PRIVACY POLICY COPYRIGHT ® 2021 KME GERMANY GMBH - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED