International Stainless & Special Steel Conference 2026

Date:
Tuesday, September 22, 2026 to Thursday, September 24, 2026
Location:
Close to Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Venue:
Hilton Frankfurt Gravenbruch
Motto:
Energizing STS market growth with strategic development

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The International Stainless & Special Steel Conference 2026 will take place close to Frankfurt am Main, Germany, starting on September 22, 2026.

SMR Events is proud to present the premier global gathering for the stainless and special steel industry in 2026.

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Gold-Sponsors


Silver-Sponsors


Bronze-Sponsors


Exhibitors


Supporting Organization

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The International Stainless & Special Steel Conference 2026 will take place in the following venue:

Hilton Frankfurt Gravenbruch
Graf zu Ysenburg und Buedingen Platz 1, 63263 Neu-Isenburg, Germany

The venue is ideally located just 12 minutes from Frankfurt International Airport and the long-distance train station, with Frankfurt’s vibrant city center only 20 minutes away. Thanks to direct connections to several major highways, it offers seamless accessibility for both international and local guests.

 

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Platinum-Sponsor

Outokumpu

Outokumpu’s vision is to pioneer materials and technologies that power tomorrow. As the global leader in sustainable stainless steel, we are accelerating the green transition, and we lead the development of low-CO₂ metals and solutions across the stainless steel value chain – and beyond.

Our business is based on the circular economy: our products are made from more than 90% recycled materials, which we turn into fully recyclable stainless steel with up to 75% lower carbon footprint than the industry average. This steel is utilized in various applications across society, including infrastructure, energy, industrial applications and household appliances. With our new EVOLVE strategy, we focus on maximizing value in sustainable stainless steel while expanding our offering in advanced materials & alloys, ferrochrome and innovative technologies.

We operate production sites in Finland, Germany, Sweden, the Netherlands, the United States, and Mexico whilst our mine in Kemi, Finland is the only chrome mine within the European Union.

In 2025, Outokumpu’s revenue was EUR 5.5 billion. Outokumpu employs approximately 8,600 professionals in nearly 30 countries, with headquarters in Helsinki, Finland. Our shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. Read more: www.outokumpu.com

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Gold-Sponsors

Cronimet Holding GmbH

CRONIMET is a global specialist for stainless steel scrap, ferroalloys and primary metals. Today, the family-owned company is active on six continents with around 75 locations in the global procurement markets for secondary raw materials.

CRONIMET has been a supplier to the stainless steel producing industry for over four decades and is the world market leader in stainless steel recycling. As the conservation of resources is becoming increasingly important, the Group is striving to develop further in these future markets and to constantly improve through innovation and research.

The company is based on the pillars Recycling and Primary Materials. A comprehensive range of products and services is built on this solid foundation. It ranges from processed stainless steel and scrap metal to special and superalloys. Whether pure or precisely recombined, CRONIMET guarantees its customers exact analyses of all materials. If required, all components are provided in chargeable form for the melting process.

In addition to focusing on scrap, CRONIMET is also working on other innovative ideas to keep valuable metallic raw materials in circulation and to optimize the use of metallic raw materials. The subsidiary CRONIMET Envirotec uses innovative vacuum distillation technology to recover metal residues and filter dust from metal sludge, for example from production processes in the automotive sector, steelworks and foundries, in an environmentally friendly way. These can be returned to the melt in the form of metal briquettes. In Brazil, CRONIMET converts tungsten and molybdenum concentrates into ferro molybdenum and ferro tungsten. We have also built the first FeTi70% plant of Latin America, which is produced with scrap mainly purchased and processed in our EU and US operations. In addition, the FeTi70% and some other products as FeB and Carbon are being produced in our cored wire plant, serving mainly to the Brazilian steel sector a wide range of primary materials.  

The CRONIMET Group's company revomet deals with the recycling of batteries from electric vehicles. During the year 2026, the Bitterfeld site will have its own facility for shredding entire battery packs and then separating them into their various components. This will further advance CRONIMET's efforts to keep valuable metallic raw materials in the cycle.

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Silver-Sponsors

Böllinghaus Steel GmbH

Founded in 1889, Böllinghaus Steel is a German-based specialist for stainless steel long products, carried on by its fifth generation. According to international standards, the company produces high-quality standard and custom-made stainless steel profiles. The portfolio includes stainless flat, square, and hexagonal profiles – hot-rolled and cold-drawn.

Today it is a highly specialised and globally active company with more than 250 employees in Germany, Portugal, the USA and Italy. Since 1996, Böllinghaus Steel has been producing in Portugal and supplying its customers worldwide from here. With its own production plant in Portugal, complex customer requirements can be implemented flexible and promptly.
Intensive quality controls, modern production methods and continuous process development ensure optimal solutions. Companies all over the world appreciate the uncomplicated and personal contact they have with Böllinghaus Steel.

Whether standard profiles or custom-made, Böllinghaus Steel manufactures precisely fitting products of the desired grades, dimensions and processing techniques, which are tailored to the individual needs of the customers.

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Damstahl Group

Damstahl Group is a family-owned business with +300 employees present in more than 12 European countries. As part of the NEUMO Ehrenberg Group, we support customers in the stainless steel & metal industry on a global scale. Our pride lies in the value we add to your business. With our knowledge-sharing services, commitment to the green agenda, and our award-winning commerce platform, we offer forward-thinking digital and responsible solutions - and they all involve the most important factor: People.


Damstahl - on your side.

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OMP

OMP helps companies facing complex planning challenges to excel, grow and thrive by offering the best digitized supply chain planning solution on the market. Hundreds of customers in a wide range of industries - spanning consumer goods, life sciences, chemicals, metals, paper and packaging - benefit from using OMP’s unique Unison PlanningTM concept.

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Viraj Profiles Pvt Limited

Viraj Profiles Pvt Ltd is one of the largest manufacturers and exporters of Stainless Steel long products in the world. With a turnover of USD 1.5 Billion, the company is exporting its stainless steel products (Wire Rods, Wires,  Flanges, Fasteners, Bright Bars, Profiles and Pipes  to more than 1300 customers based across 96 countries spread in 6 continents. With a melting capacity of 636,000 tons per annum, the company produces more than 50,000 SKUs in different shapes and sizes with grades like Austenitic, Ferritic, Martensitic, Duplex and Electrode. The core competency of Viraj lies in its integrated manufacturing facilities, which enables it to meet customer-specific requirements.

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Bronze-Sponsors

Primetals Technologies

Primetals Technologies, Limited, headquartered in London, United Kingdom, is a pioneer and world leader in the fields of engineering, plant building, and the provision of lifecycle services for the metals industry. The company offers a complete technology, product, and services portfolio that includes integrated electrics and automation, digitalization, and environmental solutions. This covers every step of the iron and steel production chain—from the raw materials to the finished product—and includes the latest rolling solutions for the nonferrous metals sector. Primetals Technologies is a Group Company of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, with around 7,000 employees worldwide. To learn more about Primetals Technologies, visit the company website www.primetals.com.

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Venus Pipes

Venus Pipes boasts a rich legacy in the Stainless steel industry spanning over 8 years. We embarked on a transformative journey into Stainless Steel Long product manufacturing in 2015. Our unwavering commitment to excellence has driven us to embrace state-of-the-art production technologies, including Hot Piercing, Pilgers, Tube mills, JCO Forming Press, Draw Benches, Bright and Solution annealing furnaces, and various ancillary machinery. At Venus, we take immense pride in consistently delivering superior quality products that strictly adhere to international standards.
Our expansive production facility spans an impressive 124,000 square meters, strategically located in the Kutch region of India. This prime location provides us with easy access to two major seaports, facilitating efficient logistics and global distribution.

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Exhibitors

CBAMBOO

CBAMBOO is the leading independent specialist for CBAM management and policy, combining both advisory and software services to simplify compliance, analyse risk, and minimise CBAM costs. Our advisory services include training, legislative analysis, policy updates, engagement with suppliers and third parties, and the sharing of best practices. Our software offering includes internal reporting of CBAM exposure for commercial and financial teams, forecasting tools to support pricing decisions, and streamlined compliance processes. Founded in 2023, CBAMBOO is ISO 27001 certified and is based in London.

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Supporting Organization

Focus Rostfrei

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  1st Delegate 2nd Delegate 3rd Delegate
Super-Early-Bird (until May 15, 2026) EUR 1,795 EUR 1,295 EUR 1,155
Early-Bird (between May 16 and July 10, 2026) EUR 2,145 EUR 1,545 EUR 1,215
Final Rate (after July 10, 2026) EUR 2,495 EUR 1,795 EUR 1,350

Please note that hotel rooms are not included in this price and need to be booked separately.

Hotel Booking Information

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1 delegate

Total price € 1795

2 delegates

Total price € 3090

3 delegates

Total price € 4245

4 delegates

Total price € 5340

5 delegates

Total price € 6385