United States

With sales of €6.3 billion, the USA is by far the largest foreign market for ThyssenKrupp. 19% of all ThyssenKrupp's sales outside Germany are generated in the USA, which is a share of 13% of our total sales. With more than 18,500 employees, ThyssenKrupp today is one of the largest multinational employers in the United States.

Our Group has a presence in almost all US states.

Construction work on our processing plant in Calvert, Alabama/USA is in large part complete. The investment budget is 3.6 billion US dollars. The processing plant in the USA will process slabs from the Brazilian mill into high-quality flat products. Also in Calvert, Alabama, a modern, integrated stainless steel mill is being built at a cost of around 1.4 billion US dollars. Construction is progressing in line with the agreed schedule. Commissioning of the first rolling mill started at the end of September 2010.

All details relate to the 2010/2011 fiscal year, Annual Report, as of September 30, 2011.

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