LIVING METALS

2025

Founded in 1916, GTP in Towanda, USA, is a company with a long tradition and one of the few chemical tungsten recycling facilities in the country.

Living and working far from home broadens horizons and promotes knowledge exchange – an adventure that many employees of the Plansee Group undertake.

The Plansee Group sets standards in the coating of high-performance tools for machining – in close collaboration between Plansee and Ceratizit.

2023

Ceratizit built a new, aesthetically pleasing and sustainable facility in the Kreckelmoos district of Reutte.

You don’t have to be a seafarer to become a Sindbad: being a mentor to young people choosing their next school or education is enough.

Bulgaria is more than a beach party destination; it also has vibrant business cities like Gabrovo. Plansee and Ceratizit contributed to the rebirth of the “Bulgarian Manchester.

2022

Matthias Rüttinger and his team conduct research on laser welding at Plansee.

Supriya Salian, who has been leading Plansee India since 2019 and, in addition to corporate management, also takes care of a school and social projects.

The Irish artist Genevieve Howard uses her voice to create individual pieces of jewelry from niobium parts.

2020

How we want to further expand our performance capacity.

Make the next generation of even more powerful microchips possible.

We show how humans and machines become a powerful team.

We let employees have their say.

2019

Records in sales and revenue in the past fiscal year.

Due to the declining global economy, these records cannot be maintained this year.

We continue to work on the following topics:

  • Skilled worker qualification
  • Recycling
  • Digitalization
  • Key investments

2018

Continuity in owners, materials, products, and employees and management.

We are in an extremely positive process of change.

Global alignment of our organization towards competitiveness and agility.

Complete the digital transformation of the Plansee Group by the year 2021.

2017

Our goal, to become the best and most efficient supplier and partner for our customers in the market, is within reach.

TOC is our magic formula with which we increase throughput and make our companies more efficient.

Increasing production quantities through strong investments in development.

Digitizing means: securing our future!

2016

Value-enhancing: Acquisitions and Investments

Our DNA: Tungsten and Molybdenum in Portrait

Faster than ever: Available for delivery at any time

2015

Final touch for coating materials

Recycling significantly expanded

Carbide reduces production costs

2014

Complex components modeled after nature

Coating helps save fuel

Dream job Shanghai

2013

Crucible for extremely hard sapphire glass

Cemented carbide blanks in large format

Electricity and heat from the gas cylinder

2012

Raw material supply and recycling

High-tech solutions from molybdenum and tungsten

New products for electricity and hydrogen production

2011

Production technology for the LED industry

Heating element delivered for giant furnace

Niobium tubes bring electrons to the speed of light

2010

Medical Technology – Healing with Precision

High Voltage in China

Sustainable Raw Material Supply

2009

The Plansee Seminar 2009: Largest Powder Metallurgy Conference in Reutte

GTP: Globally operating powder supplier
Our claim: Sustainable cooperation

World's largest cylinder for hot isostatic press delivered

2008

Acquisition of GTP completed

Plansee Group with over one billion in revenue

Waste incineration in the molybdenum pipe

Worldwide production network for planetary carriers

2008

Solar cells: Powered by Molybdenum

Ceratizit: Growth in selected niche markets

PMG supplies P/M soft magnetic components 

2007

Interconnectors: Key components for fuel cells

Ceratizit: Acquisition of Newcomer Products

Plansee Group: Continued growth

WNT: Total tooling in Spain

PMG: Local content in China

2006

Ceratizit Tooling Academy opens

High performance heat exchangers for nuclear fusion

Happy birthday PMG

2006

The fascinating world of LCD screens

Ceratizit: Constraint management brings major boost to delivery service

PMG: A global service with “local content”

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