Group Management Report and Management Report on Salzgitter AG

Skyscrapers are more than just a combination of imagination and engineering. They are a manifestation of power, faith in the future and technical achievement.

The world's tallest office tower, the 508 m tall Taipei 101, is an especially impressive symbol of human endeavor and took no less than 60,000 tons of steel to build. Steel for the piles anchored 80 meters deep in the ground, steel for the fire-resistant side columns and more steel for the façade. Steel which can withstand the 200 or more earthquakes which strike this geologically high-risk area each year, and hurricanes with wind speeds up to 250 km/h.

Only steel can do that. Because only steel has the load capacity, rigidity, elasticity, endurance and versatility to ensure the safety and economic efficiency of skyscrapers in the 21st century.