Wirtschaftsvereinigung Stahlrohre

Name

Wirtschaftsvereinigung Stahlrohre

Legal name

Wirtschaftsvereinigung Stahlrohre e.V.

Website

https://wv-stahlrohre.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

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Product category

Industry Trade Association

NAICS

Professional Organizations (813920)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Trade Compliance, Standards & Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT/SPS) (BPADAMAK)

Keywords

• Trade association services
• Steel tube industry
• Policy advocacy
• Industry representation
• Market data services

Headquarters

HQ city

Düsseldorf

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others, Infrastructure

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Wirtschaftsvereinigung Stahlrohre e.V. is a non-profit trade association that collectively represents the interests of German steel tube manufacturers in politics, trade policy, public affairs, and international forums. Its core offering is membership-based advocacy and coordination services: political representation vis-à-vis the German government (Berlin/Bonn) and the EU Commission (Brussels), representation within the European Steel Tube Association (ESTA), market-data collection on the global steel tube industry, member support on standards, logistics, and environmental issues, and coordination of the cross-industry "CARBON REDUCED TUBES & PIPES" sustainability initiative.

Product overview

Wirtschaftsvereinigung Stahlrohre e.V. (German Steel Tube Association) is a trade association representing German steel tube manufacturers, not a product company. The association coordinates three main product categories manufactured by its members: Seamless hot rolled tubes, Welded tubes (including ERW line pipes and longitudinal/spiral welded tubes), and Precision steel tubes (available in various DIN standards for cold drawn and cold rolled applications). The association also coordinates the 'CARBON REDUCED TUBES & PIPES' initiative to achieve CO2-neutral steel tube production. Members include Benteler Steel/Tube, EUROPIPE, MUBEA Group, and other German steel tube manufacturers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CARBON REDUCED TUBES & PIPES – Towards CO2-neutral steel tubes: Initiative by the association and its members to use synergy effects for determining climate impacts, identifying hotspots, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions to achieve CO2-neutral steel tubes

Products and services

• Industry advocacy and political representation

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• European Steel Tube Association (ESTA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe association represents German interests within the European Steel Tube Association (ESTA) and is responsible for tasks of common interest, especially statistics. This membership provides international reach and coverage of members' interests.
• SMS group GmbHminorOthersSupporting member/cooperation partner providing plant construction expertise to the association.
• Project Materials GmbHminorOthersSupporting member/cooperation partner providing project management and steel pipe trade services.
• Inmet Stahl GmbH & Co. KGminorOthersSupporting member/cooperation partner providing steel strip, steel profiles, and steel tubes.
• International Tube AssociationminorOthersSupporting member/cooperation partner - association of tube and pipe engineers, machine builders, tube manufacturers, engineers, and service providers.
• Boston Consulting Group GmbHminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSupporting member/cooperation partner providing global strategic consulting services to the association.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• European Steel Tube Association (ESTA): The pan-European steel tube industry association of which WVSR is a member. Directly comparable as the supranational counterpart representing tube manufacturers at the EU level and providing statistical coordination.
• Wirtschaftsvereinigung Stahl: The German Steel Federation, representing the broader German steel industry at the national and EU level. Highly comparable as a parallel German steel trade association, though it covers a wider product scope (flat and long products) beyond tubes.
• Stahlinstitut VDEh: German steel metallurgy and technology association based in Düsseldorf. Comparable as a Germany-based, steel-industry-focused membership organization with historical roots in technical standards and research coordination.
• International Tube Association: A global association for tube and pipe engineers, machine builders, manufacturers, and service providers. Comparable as a tube-industry-focused membership organization with overlapping stakeholder base.

Broad incumbents

• World Steel Association (worldsteel): The global steel industry association covering producers worldwide. Comparable as a higher-level industry association, providing data, sustainability programs, and policy advocacy relevant to steel tube manufacturers.
• Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie (BDI): The umbrella federation of German industry associations. Comparable as the apex body with which WVSR interacts, representing cross-industry lobbying at the federal and EU level on behalf of German industry.
• EUROFER: The European Steel Association representing the entire EU steel industry at the European level. Comparable as the umbrella industry body with overlapping advocacy mandate on trade, climate, and industrial policy.

Regional players

• Industrieverband Massivumformung: German trade association for the forging and mass-forming industry. Comparable as a German regional industry association in the metal manufacturing space serving overlapping end-user industries such as automotive and machinery.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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