Plansee

Plansee is a lake in the Tyrol, Austria, located at 47°28′10″N 10°48′20″E / 47.46944°N 10.80556°E / 47.46944; 10.80556. Its surface is approximately 2.87 km² and its maximum depth is 78 metres.

It lies on Austrian Federal Highway B 179, which crosses the Ammersattel into Germany.

History

During World War II, a subcamp of Dachau concentration camp was located here.

Plansee Group

The Plansee Group, trading name: "Plansee Holding AG", is an Austrian company which has its head office in Breitenwang (in the district of Reutte). The group of companies focuses on manufacturing powder metallurgical materials which it also processes to produce tools and formed parts. The Plansee Group is a private company, now in its third generation of ownership, that is managed by Dr. Michael Schwarzkopf.

Corporate divisions

The Plansee Group is subdivided into three corporate divisions:

PMG Sinterformteile was sold in December 2011.

Sites

Worldwide, the Plansee Group has 36 production sites in 3 continents as well as sales offices and representatives in 50 countries. In 2010, the Plansee Group achieved sales of 1.244 billion Euros. 50% of this turnover was earned in Europe, 31% in America and 19% in Asia. Every year, the Plansee Group invests approximately ten percent of its sales revenue in developing new products as well as in new processes and technologies.