VIOHALCO S.A. is the parent company of the largest Greek metals group of companies. The Group incorporates approximately 80 companies, six of which, ELVAL, HALCOR, SIDENOR, HELLENIC CABLES, ETEM and CORINTH PIPEWORKS are pioneers in their sectors and are listed on the Athens Stock Exchange. It also owns urban real estate in Athens and significant land holdings in various parts of Greece. VIOHALCO S.A. was established in 1937, made its debut on the Athens Stock Exchange in 1947 and is included in the stock exchange index MSCI - Greece.
The VIOHALCO Group companies are intensely export oriented, with the result that turnover generated abroad exceeds that generated in Greece. Exports are directed to over 60 countries and are either effected directly or through subsidiary companies. The companies hold significant market shares in Greece, where sales are made through representatives and traders.
The Group's industrial activity abroad is represented, among others, by BRIDGNORTH ALUMINIUM LTD located in the UK, that manufactures lithographic sheets and foilstock, the raw material for the manufacture of foil, STOMANA INDUSTRY S.A., a steel products manufacturing company also in Bulgaria, SOFIA MED AD, a copper and brass processing company in Bulgaria and by ICME ECAB S.A. a cable manufacturing company in Romania.
The Group's main goal is to increase its production capacity, achieved through its large investments and to control the quality of its products. The Group's companies have been awarded ISO 9001and 9002 quality certificates and the environmental ISO 14001 certificate and their products carry quality marks by all magor international quality organisations.
The VIOHALCO Group of Companies employs more than 8,000 persons.
