Group

At ThyssenKrupp 180,000 employees in around 80 countries work with passion and expertise to develop solutions for sustainable pro- gress. Their skills and commitment are the basis of our success. In fiscal year 2010/2011 ThyssenKrupp generated sales of €49 billion.

For us, innovations and technical progress are key factors in managing global growth and using finite resources in a sustainable way. With our engineering expertise in the areas of "Material", "Mechanical" and "Plant", we enable our customers to gain an edge in the global market and manufacture innovative products in a cost- and resource-efficient way.

The basis for this is responsible corporate governance geared towards long-term value growth. In an ever-changing business environment we are continuously evolving our company to enable us to meet the global challenges of the future with innovative solutions.

The Group structure

* As part of our Strategic Way Forward, ThyssenKrupp will divest its stainless steel and high-performance materials business. The carve-out of the Stainless Global business area was completed effective September 30, 2011; it is therefore reported as a discontinued operation in accordance with IFRS. The new entity is called Inoxum. The continuing operations of the Group comprise the seven remaining business areas and Corporate.

Fact Sheet (as of December 2011)