The KME Group is one of the world's largest

copper Copper is a chemical element with the symbol Cu (from la, cuprum) and atomic number 29. It is a soft, malleable, and ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. A freshly exposed surface of pure copper has a pinkis ...

producers. It was formed from the merging of several copper producers: Kabelmetal AG in

Osnabrück Osnabrück (; wep, Ossenbrügge; archaic ''Osnaburg'') is a city in the German state of Lower Saxony. It is situated on the river Hase in a valley penned between the Wiehen Hills and the northern tip of the Teutoburg Forest. With a population ...

(formerly called OKD - Osnabrücker Kupfer und Drahtwerke), Stolberger Metallwerke,

Tréfimétaux SA Tréfimétaux is a French metallurgy conglomerate formed in 1962 by the merger of the Tréfileries et Laminoirs du Havre with the Compagnie française des métaux. In 1967, Tréfimétaux was acquired by Pechiney and in 1987 was sold to the Italian ...

in France, and

Europa Metalli Europa may refer to: Places * Europe * Europa (Roman province), a province within the Diocese of Thrace * Europa (Seville Metro), Seville, Spain; a station on the Seville Metro * Europa City, Paris, France; a planned development * Europa Cliff ...

. The Group is under the majority ownership of the SMI ( Societa Metallurgica Italiana).

External links

Official website
* Copper Metal companies of Italy Osnabrück {{italy-company-stub