Benedikt BLITZ - Managing Director

Benedikt graduated from the University of Applied Sciences, Innsbruck, Austria and holds a degree in Process & Environmental Technology and Engineering.

Benedikt started to be active in the metal industry in 1998 followed by a number of internships during his education. In 2007, he joined SMR as a Market Analyst, specializing in the field of the stainless and specialty steel industry on a global scale and became Senior Market Analyst in 2012. He primarily worked on projects with a focus on specialty industry segments, special products (forgings, remelted steels, etc.) and raw materials (STS scrap, Cr, Ni, Mo, Nb, etc.) of the stainless and specialty steel industry as well as a focus on process technology for global leading players.

In April 2015, Benedikt and Markus established a new company named SMR Premium GmbH, to grow and focus on market research for the world of High Value Metals. Benedikt became Partner and Managing Director of SMR Premium GmbH.

His most important tasks are:

• Client communication, customer meetings & field work
• Supporting customers from original idea, proposal making to final presentations   
• Attending conferences, trade shows, seminars and making presentations
• Focus on customized market investigation
• Focus on forged products, remelted steels and high value metals

His life motto: “Everything can be proven with statistics - also the opposite.”

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