Metka

METKA (Metallikes Kataskeves Ellados, or Metal Constructions of Greece) is a major Greek engineering company founded in 1962, involved in the design and construction of power plants, complex metal structures, defence equipment etc. The Company and its subsidiaries have been involved in the construction of Thermoelectric and Hydroelectric Power Plants (several such projects completed in Greece), as well as upgrading of existing power plants. METKA has built the largest port crane in the world (of its time) in the late 1990s, sold to Holland and assembled mobile platforms for the Patriot anti-aircraft missile launching system through a contract with Raytheon.

Major projects carried out by the company since 1965 include design, fabrication and erection of conveyor tracks for cement- lignite- wet and dry ash- bauxite, fabrication and installation of mining equipment (excavators, bucket wheel excavators, and stackers), fabrication of electricity pylons, fabrication and erection of metal supporting frames and systems for bridges, ship launching, loading equipment, and lifting/ transporting platforms.

Gross sales for 2010 were 490m and 614m euro for the parent company and METKA group in total respectively.

METKA is a listed company on the Athens Stock Exchange. The majority owner of the business is Mytilineos Holdings S.A., a large Greek industrial holding company.

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  • Port of Piraeus
  • Public Power Corporation
  • Terna Energy
  • Titan Cement
  • Viohalco

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