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BGH(Boschgotthardshütte) Freital is a speciality steel mill just outside of
Dresden, Germany.
It was founded in 1855 under the name Sächsische Gußstahlfabrik benefited
by the local iron ore and coal deposits.
After the second world war it was completly dismantled by the Soviets and
rebuilt afterwards now called VEB Edelstahlwerk 8. Mai 1945 (date of the
German capitulation).
The mill employed more than 5000 people and used to bet he largest
speciality steel producer in the former DDR.
After the German reunification in 1990 the work force succesfully fought for the survival of their steel mill and Freital was privatized by the
West German entrepreneur Rüdiger Winterhager from Siegen.
Today BGH Freital produces speciality steel in a 42 ton electric arc
furnace and a downstream ladle furnace plus a VOD facility for
further steel refining.Casting is done in a continuous horizontal caster
or by teeming ingots.
The rolling department includes a blooming mill and a bar and wire rolling
mill.
The forging division contains a continuous forging machine and a hammer
mill.
BGH Freital employes more than 600 people.
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