On September 2, Krefeld, Germany-based stainless flat steel products manufacturer ThyssenKrupp Nirosta announced that it has attached stainless steel walls of a building using an adhesive bonding system for the first time in Germany in the construction of its new office complex in Hanover.
The panels used in the construction of the new headquarters building were made from Nirosta 4404 stainless steel with a special finish combining the metallic shine of a bright annealed surface with the hardwearing properties of a pickled surface. The panels are designed aiming to minimize consumption of energy and resources and provide for the use of geothermal and other renewable energies.
110 metric tons of stainless steel were required for the facade construction, which will be completed shortly. The panels were between 1,000 and 1,250 millimeters wide, two millimeters thick and had an average length of 2,500 millimeters. "The surface finish for this project was chosen after an extensive selection process," said Heinz Koch, a technical customer service advisor at ThyssenKrupp Nirosta, adding, "Our newly developed finish won over the architects and matched their ideas."