Wuppermann galvanizing process saves up to 54% CO2 compared to market standard
Leverkusen, 06.02.2023 - The Wuppermann Group has commissioned the renowned Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology (UMSICHT) to re-evaluate the environmental impact of the Wuppermann Group's heat-to-coat strip galvanizing process compared to the conventional cold strip galvanizing process. The study now also includes the group's most recent galvanizing plant at the Hungary site. An investigation was also carried out for the first time for the tube mills.
Wuppermann opens new competence centre for research development in hungary
The Wuppermann Group, one of the largest independent strip galvanizers in Europe, officially opened its new Research & Development Competence Centre in Győr-Gönyű, Hungary, on Monday 28 November 2022. Among other things, the new R&D competence centre is equipped with a modern scanning electron microscope and corrosion laboratory. With this, the Wuppermann Group is further expanding its expertise in the areas of metallography, micro-area analytics and corrosion analysis and simulation.
Wuppermann celebrates 150th anniversary
Leverkusen, Germany, 30.06.2022 - The Wuppermann Group celebrates its 150th anniversary today. It all began on 30 June 1872 in Düsseldorf. It was there that Heinrich Theodor Wuppermann founded the Wuppermann company with a single puddling furnace including a "Luppenschmiede". 150 years after the company was founded, the Wuppermann Group is one of the largest manufacturers of hot-dip galvanized hot-rolled strip in Europe, a major producer of high-quality tubes and profiles made of steel. "Highest corrosion protection with lowest CO2 emissions" is the claim of the Wuppermann Group today.
Wuppermann receives the "German Award for Sustainability Projects 2022" in the "Production" category
Leverkusen / Germany, 15.06.2022 - Wuppermann, a traditional company in the steel industry, is one of the winners of the "German Award for Sustainability Projects 2022" in the category "Production". The prize was awarded for the second time in Berlin on 9 June 2022 by the news channel ntv, the DUP UNTERNEHMER magazine and the German Institute for Service Quality (DISQ). The patron of the award was Brigitte Zypries, former Federal Minister. The award was accepted by Daniel Ewen, Business Development, Wuppermann AG.
Wuppermann is winner of the Best Managed Companies Award 2022
Leverkusen, May 16, 2022 - Steel processor Wuppermann has received the Best Managed Companies Award 2022, which is presented by Deloitte Private, Credit Suisse, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung and the Federation of German Industries (BDI). The award was ceremoniously received by the Executive Board of Wuppermann AG last Thursday in Düsseldorf.
