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Interfer Edelstahl Group, operating primarily through its core entity INTERFER Edelstahl Handelsgesellschaft mbH, is a prominent German steel trading and distribution company headquartered in Karlsruhe. Founded in 1986, it has grown into one of Europe's key importers of steel bars and a global supplier of long and flat steel products, alloys, graphite electrodes, ferroalloys, and other raw materials essential for steel production.
The company serves a diverse range of industries including mechanical engineering, automotive manufacturing, construction, renewable energy, and specialty steel applications. It provides comprehensive services encompassing sourcing, logistics, warehousing, financing, and just-in-time delivery through an extensive international network of subsidiaries and offices in countries such as Austria, the United Kingdom, Italy, the Czech Republic, the United States, China, and the United Arab Emirates.
Under the leadership of CEO and sole shareholder Gerold Lorenz, the INTERFER Group emphasizes customer-oriented solutions and has increasingly focused on sustainability, pursuing offtake agreements and partnerships for low-carbon and green steel products. This includes collaborations with producers of ultra-low CO₂ steel and clean iron to support decarbonization goals across the steel value chain. As an independent trader with over 35 years of market presence, it occupies a strong position in the European steel import and distribution sector, bridging global producers and end-users while adapting to evolving market demands for sustainable materials.
Also known as INTERFER Group.
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Industry investment and policy support sustain demonstrations across blast‑furnace retrofits, DRI–ESF, and electrochemical routes while economics and infrastructure shape deployment timing.
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