Trafilix SpA has taken over KSM SAMA DE GmbH from Sama Inox Group. Established in 1979, KSM is located in Empfingen, south of Stuttgart in the southern German region of Baden-Württemberg. The company distributes stainless and high-alloy steel bars in the main austenitic, martensitic and ferritic grades. They also offer several special grades. KSM will be renamed KSM-STAHL GmbH, and distribute stainless steel bars as part of the overall strategy of the Lucefin Group’s new stainless steel branch. In 2010, the Lucefin Group opened the production company Trafitec, located in San Colombano al Lambro, Italy. The company produces cold-drawn and ground stainless steel bars in ferritic, martensitic and austenitic grades as well as special stainless grades. Lucefin is an industrial holding with production plants in Italy and the Czech Republic and distribution companies in Italy, the Czech Republic, the UK and Germany. Its main business is the production of bright steel bars and the distribution of bright hot-rolled and forged steel bars, which it exports worldwide.