"The Steel Institute VDEh (German: Stahlinstitut VDEh) is a techno-economic organisation of the German steel industry headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany. The institute was founded in 1860 as "Technical association for steelmaking" (Technischer Verein für Eisenhüttenwesen). Between 1880 and 2002, the association was called "Association of German steel manufacturers" (Verein Deutscher Eisenhüttenleute) or VDEh for short. In 2003, the name was changed to its present form "Steel institute VDEh" (Stahlinstitut VDEh), while retaining the old abbreviation VDEh as part of the name.
The Steel Institute VDEh is one of the largest steelmaking associations in the world. It has approximately 6600 members and 160 supporting companies. Its current president and CEO of the society are Hans-Jürgen Kerkhoff and Dr. Peter Dahlmann, respectively." - (en.wikipedia.org 30.01.2020)
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