The brand "Mannesmann" still lives on in the steel industry as a part of the Salzgitter AG, Vallourec-Mannesmann or Mannesmannröhren Logistic.
In June 1966, another West-German steel firm, the Salzgitter AG produced ~5,000 tonnes of quality steel from 15,000 tonnes of Kalabagh iron ore in the presence of some international experts, and sold it to Volkswagen.