Founded in 1886 as “SMI – Società Metallurgica Italiana”, KME is today an industrial group with head offices in Florence and Europe-wide operations, with a leading position in the world copper processing industry.

• annual production of around 570,000 tons of copper and copper alloy semi-finished products
• consolidated turnover of € 3,000 million in 98 countries
• 14 factories in the major European national markets and in China
• 2 industry-leading research centres
• a network of sales branches which cover the major European countries as well as the American and Asian markets
• a workforce of 6,700 employees in 16 countries
• a network of 21,000 business partners counting clients and suppliers.
• around 9,500 shareholders

Our Vision
To continue to be a world leading group in the copper and copper alloy semi-finished products sector and continue to generate long term profits for our shareholders while strengthening our commitment to environmental and social sustainability.