3 Gs FOR THE WINNER: GEDIA GOES greentec steel
WHERE 100 YEARS OF EXPERTISE MEET CLIMATE PROTECTION
GEDIA was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in Attendorn, Germany. The company is a reliable supplier to the automotive industry and has recently, like so many other companies in the industry, come to rely on voestalpine steel in the greentec steel Edition.
GEDIA has more than 100 years of experience, currently employs more than 4600 employees at nine production sites and holds shares in several joint ventures and research companies. But above all, GEDIA stands for trust in new technologies, the steel products of voestalpine and the common goal of climate-friendly production.
MOU? CORRECT. THIS WAS THE FIRST STEP.
The voestalpine Steel & Service Center Group has been a supplier of GEDIA's for some time. A joint memorandum of understanding was signed in April of this year prior to the first delivery to GEDIA. The memorandum is in the form of a written agreement prior to the signing of a binding contract, and the first fruits of the cooperation are already visible: steel products in the greentec steel Edition have already been delivered.
GEDIA GOES greentec steel, BUT WHY?
The GEDIA Group operates production facilities in Germany, China, Mexico, India, Poland, Spain, Hungary and the United States and specializes in the development and production of lightweight body and chassis components for trucks and cars alike. With its extensive expertise in the production of pressed, stamped and drawn parts, the company has focused on hot forming to enable significant weight reduction while increasing component strength. And this is precisely where voestalpine and its greentec steel come into play. Light weight, high strength, and now environmentally compatible to a T.
I’m particularly pleased when large and long-standing companies like the GEDIA Group rely on voestalpine greentec steel. It simply goes to show that even experienced companies not only operate according to current standards, but that they want to be sustainable in the future. Passing the crash test is one thing, but passing the sustainability test is all the better. Green thumbs up!
Stella Sustainable, Sustainability Expert