MKM - History

History

Our company, which is nowadays part of a large and internationally successful Group, has a history stretching back for more than 100 years.

Old Fine-Pull

Narrow Reverse Mill

Wide Reverse Mill

Rolling Mill

Mansfeld - Joint-Stock Company for Mining + Metal Processing

Hettstedt Copper and Brass Works

The copper and brass works at the beginning of the 30s

Cast wheel of the DGW plant

Rod Press

MKM - Office/Administration Buildings

1199		Discovery of copper shale near Hettstedt
1818		Commencement of further processing of copper hammers in Rothenburg on the river Saale
1907		Decision to build the Hettstedt copper and brass works
1909		Founding and commencement of production of the wire-rolling mill
1910		Commencement of operations of the new reverse rolling mills
1912		Start of the copper sheet rolling mill, wire-drawing mill, bar line
1916		Commencement of operations of the strip rolling mill
1935		Commencement of production of aluminium semi-finished products
1946		Conversion for operation in the Soviet corporation
1970		Incorporation into the VEB Mansfeld combine, "Wilhelm Pieck"
1981		New fine-wire pull, SM bolt foundry, strip rolling mill II
1990		Founding of the rolling mill Hettstedt AG, administered by the "Treuhand" agency
1995		Privatization and takeover by the Belgian Lamitref Group
1998		Start of new anode operations
1999		Opening of a new DGW plant and Conti M
2004		Takeover by Kazakhmys plc.