Siemens reaching out for VAI

摘要

If - as has been announced - VA Tech is to be integrated into the Siemens group, the result will be a new major supplier of equipment and technology for the international iron and steel industry. MPT International interviewed Joergen Ole Haslestad, President of the Siemens Industrial Solutions and Services Group, about potential prospects of the company as a result of the planned acquisition. MPT: Siemens I&S has cooperated with VAI for many years providing equipment and plant to the international steel industry. Recently Siemens Austria has acquired shares in VA Technologie AG (VA Tech). How are you going to continue your cooperation with its subsidiary VAI?