1858
Foundation of „Aktiengesellschaft Ilseder Hütte“
1873
Peiner rolling mill starts work
1881
merger of Ilseder Hütte and Peiner Walzwerk
Thomas-Steelwork built
1900
Siemens-Martin-Steelworks built in Peine
1914
Patent for european wideflange-beams
1961/62
wide modernization of the Peine mill
1970
Merger: former Hüttenwerke Salzgitter and Ilserder Hütte form the new „Stahlwerke Peine-Salzgitter AG“
1983
shutdown of blast-furnaces at Ilsede
1989
Preussag AG takes over Salzgitter AG
1992
„Stahlwerke Peine-Salzgitter AG“ becomes now „Preussag Stahl AG“
1996
Start of production of the DC electric arc furnace
1998
"Preussag Stahl AG" renamed "Salzgitter AG – Stahl und Technologie"
1999
10 million tonnes produced on the continuous-medium-section-mill (UMIT)
2000
25th aniversary of UMIT-mill
2001
restructoring of the Salzgitter AG-holding (foundation or Peiner Träger GmbH)