Siemens VAI is the only plant builder worldwide to offer its customers services and solutions across all process steps and throughout the entire plant lifecycle. This includes products for all production steps from ore to the finished product, mechanical equipment, electrics and automation, complete IT solutions as well as innovative service and modernization packages. Siemens VAI, the Metals Technologies Business Unit (Linz, Austria), part of the Siemens Industry Sector, is one of the world’s leading life cycle partner for the metallurgical industry. The Business Unit offers a comprehensive Technology, Modernisation, Product and Service portfolio as well as integrated automation and environmental solutions covering the entire life-cycle of plants.