Thyssenkrupp is a diversified industrial group with traditional strengths in materials and a growing share of capital goods and services businesses. About 155,000 employees in nearly 80 countries work with passion and technological expertise to develop high-quality products and intelligent industrial processes as well as services for sustainable progress. Their skills and commitment are the basis of our success. In fiscal year 2014/2015, thyssenkrupp generated sales of around €43 billion.
Together with our customers, we develop competitive solutions for the challenges of the future in the areas Mechanical, Plant and Materials. With our engineering expertise, we enable our customers to gain an edge in the global market and to manufacture innovative products in a cost- and resource-friendly way. For us, technical progress and innovations, allied with the combined strength of the Group, are key factors enabling us to meet current and future customer and market requirements around the world, to grow with the markets of the future, and generate strong and stable earnings, cash flows and value growth.
Our business operations are organized in six business areas: Components Technology, Elevator Technology, Industrial Solutions, Materials Services, Steel Europe and Steel Americas. The business areas are divided into business units and operating units. In 77 countries, 497 subsidiaries and 23 investments accounted for by the equity method are included in the consolidated financial statements.
