Professor Ameling stands at the head of the German steel industry which is the fifth largest in the world, with an output of more than 42m tonnes in 1999. The German Steel Federation is the political representation body of virtually all steel companies with production operations in Germany as well as associate members abroad. The federation's scope is to voice the common economic interests of its member companies in matters of political debate, the business world and the general public.
Professor Ameling has had a lengthy and varied career in the industry with Mannesmann, the Korf group, Thyssen, Saarstahl and, most recently, Krupp VDM. In parallel to his position at Wirtschaftsvereinigung Stahl, he is Executive Board Member of Verein Deutscher Eisenhttenleute which is the federation of German ironworks representatives.
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German steel president to give keynote speech
Professor Dr Ameling, President of the German steel association Wirtschaftsvereinigung Stahl will be the keynote speaker at the BIR Ferrous Division meeting scheduled for Monday, November 6, at 2.00 pm, at the BIR Autumn Convention to be held at the Dsseldorf Hilton Hotel.
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