| Founded | 1876 |
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| Founder(s) | Carl Benteler |
| Headquarters | Salzburg, Austria |
| Number of locations | [1] |
| Key people | Hubertus Benteler, Chairman Siegmund Wenk |
| Products | Automotive modules & systems, Welded & seamless steel tubes, Steel distribution, Engineering services |
| Revenue | € 6.1 billion (2010) |
| Employees | 23,750 |
| Website | http://www.benteler.com |
Benteler International AG is a Management Holding Company, coordinating legally independent, internationally active business divisions Automotive, Stahl Rohr, & Distribution. Benteler was founded in 1876. Benteler is not only one of the largest independent automotive suppliers, but also an important steel tube manufacturer in Europe.
Benteler employs 23,750 persons at 170 locations in 38 countries. Its headquarters are located in Salzburg, Austria.
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The business divisions – Benteler Automotive, Benteler Stahl/Rohr and Benteler Distribution – operate under the parent company Benteler International AG.
Product Groups: Chassis, Structures, Engine and Exhaust Systems, Engineering Services, Mechanical Engineering
Competencies: Hot finished seamless steel tubes and cold-drawn seamless precision steel tubes as well as welded precision steel tubes and cold-drawn welded precision steel tubes
Customer segments: mechanical engineering, hydraulic cylinders, automotive, construction, healthcare and consumer goods, energy
In 2008 the SGL Carbon Company, Wiesbaden, and Paderborn-based Benteler Automotive launched a joint venture to develop, produce and market components based on carbon fiber reinforced composites (CFRP) for the automotive industry with the approval of the relevant antitrust authorities. Each company has a 50 percent stake in the joint venture Benteler SGL GmbH & Co. KG, based in Paderborn. [1]
In January 2010, Benteler Automobiltechnik GmbH, a unit of Benteler AG, acquired automotive structures business of Norsk Hydro ASA, an Oslo-based manufacturer and supplier of aluminum and aluminum products.