Fred, a German citizen, started his career with Klöckner & Co. where he was responsible for noble alloys and metals.

In close cooperation with CBMM, he successfully developed the ferro-niobium market and made Klöckner the most important partner of the Brazilians.

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Fred was subsequently hired by H.C. Starck, trading niobium, tungsten, molybdenum, tantalum, vanadium and manganese. Later, Fred became responsible for the SKW group companies Affival S.A., Solesmes, France, and Murex Ltd., Rainhaim, UK at FLG.

 

In close cooperation with Cambior, Montreal, Canada, he organized the production of ferro-niobium in the UK made from Niobec`s niobium.

 

In 1992, he organized and headed the merger of FLG and Klöckner AG. In 1993, he formed his own company Camet (Canadian Metal) Metallurgie GmbH.