Benedikt Blitz

Market Analyst

Benedikt Blitz graduated from the University of Applied Sciences, Innsbruck, Austria and holds a degree in Process Technology and Environmental Technology.

Benedikt started to be active in the metal industry in 1998 followed by a number of internships during his education. In 2007, he joined SMR as a Market Analyst, specializing in the field of the stainless and specialty steel industry on a global scale. He primarily worked on projects with a focus on specialty industry segments of the stainless and specialty steel industry as well as a focus on process technology for global leading players.

In September 2011, Benedikt moved to Vienna to run the newly established Vienna Office of SMR - Steel & Metals Market Research GmbH and SMI - Steel Market Intelligence GmbH.

His life motto: “Everything can be proven with statistics - also the opposite.”

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