SCHOELLER-BLECKMANN OILFIELD EQUIPMENT Aktiengesellschaft (SBO) is the global market leader in high-precision components made of high-alloy steel and a leading supplier of key components for the oilfield service industry. The business focus is on non-magnetic drillstring components and high-tech downhole tools for drilling and completing directional and horizontal wells. As a leader in terms of quality and technology, SBO counts both, the major oilfield service companies, and also many exploration and production companies, among its customers and has set the market benchmark in the relevant business sectors over many years. The basis of SBO's lasting and successful business performance is a close interaction between leadership in technology, quality and innovation, and a market-oriented growth strategy, high productivity and flexibility as well as a long-term strategic investment policy.