It is highly likely you have already used special steel today, although you may not have realized it. Indirectly, using your toothbrush which was manufactured using injection molding in a mold made from special steel—plastic mold steel to be precise. Or you selected an attractive-looking package of cream cheese—the packaging was produced in molds made from special steel. Special steel was also involved in the manufacture of your smartphone, as well as the paper knives which cut your daily newspaper into a manageable size. Special steel often plays a role in the background. But what makes it sp ..read more

Employees as ambassadors In our campaign, those people provide insight into the world and attitude of the voestalpine Group who play a key role in our success – our employees. They tell who we are by showing (and singing) what is important to us. This includes future topics such as energy, greentec steel, women in technology, training as well as sustainability and innovation. Our Favorite Things, in other words. #OurFavoriteThings Although our products form the basis of a modern life, they are often invisible in everyday life. Everything from sustainable energy generation and safety in persona ..read more

Whether for high heat-resistant turbine blades in long-haul jets or in surgical instruments, voestalpine special steel is designed and crafted for an extraordinary range of customer requirements. The new high-tech facility gives voestalpine BÖHLER Edelstahl even greater flexibility in applying its range of special steel grades. Special steel for diverse applications voestalpine BÖHLER Edelstahl supplies a broad variety of different industries around the world from its new plant: aerospace and automotive; oil, gas, and energy companies; tool manufacturers; the metal cutting, medical, and food i ..read more

Only a few weeks after the official start of construction at the voestalpine site in Donawitz, the traditional groundbreaking ceremony for greentec steel was held at the Group’s headquarters in Linz on October 10, 2023. Bernhard K. and Kurt S., the program directors for greentec steel at the Linz site, took this opportunity to explore the future of green steel production and review the past few years. “Back in 2018, we thought we’d never build something on this scale. As an integral part of the production process, we couldn’t imagine an alternative to our blast furnaces, yet alone introducing ..read more

Christoph is one of the employees who features in the brand campaign. The future is at hand at the new special steel plant in Kapfenberg, and it is here, just a few meters away from where Christoph works every day, that he stood in front of the camera. It’s not just in the video clip that you see him light up with enthusiasm for his job. He also delights in his daily duties as a sales desk employee for voestalpine BÖHLER Edelstahl. Because HIS clients take priority. “His” because Christoph is fully committed to his work. Notable manufacturers of tools such as drills and cutters are among the p ..read more

This is precisely what our new brand and image campaign “picks up on and opens up a quite “personal insight” into our world – a world in which we, as a globally leading steel and technology group, bear a major responsibility for progress on future topics including energy, greentec steel, women in technology, training, sustainability and innovation. As a global company we work with great passion and know-how to shape the future and lead by example. “Our Favorite Things” not only tells the story of our path to a green future, but also of the vision behind it. #OurFavoriteThings With musical lig ..read more

Employees as ambassadors In our campaign, those people provide insight into the world and attitude of the voestalpine Group who play a key role in our success – our employees. They tell who we are by showing (and singing) what is important to us. This includes future topics such as energy, greentec steel, women in technology, training as well as sustainability and innovation. Our Favorite Things, in other words. #OurFavoriteThings Although our products form the basis of a modern life, they are often invisible in everyday life. Everything from sustainable energy generation and safety in persona ..read more

What is so special about voestalpine BÖHLER Edelstahl’s new special steel plant is that it is the first new steel plant to be built in Europe in 40 years. It sets new standards in special steel production with its highly digitalized technology and optimized environmental protection measures. To the video: OPENING PARTY The new special steel plant plant of voestalpine BÖHLER Edelstahl. Highly digitalized process control Highly digitalized process technology ensures the particular characteristics of voestalpine special steels. At the heart of the plant is a state-of-the-art process control sys ..read more

voestalpine is making every effort to reduce its carbon emissions, particularly those generated during the energy-intensive process of producing pig iron and crude steel. For that reason, we are urgently transitioning to electric arc furnaces powered by green electricity. This is greentec steel, Austria’s largest climate protection program—and we are investing EUR 1.5 billion to achieve it. It starts with employees This investment will be used to construct new facilities and adapt existing technologies. However, our employees’ enthusiasm and dedication is an even more important factor in this ..read more

“We either work safely or we don’t work at all.” This is the no-nonsense, concise summary given by Franz Gleiss, Chief Health & Safety Officer at voestalpine, on the significance of workplace safety at the company. The primary goal of an active safety culture in the workplace is for all employees to come to work safely and return home unharmed. Over the last few years, the injury frequency rate across the Group has been considerably reduced. But for Franz Gleiss, this is not a reason to sit back and relax. Injury frequency rate: Vision Zero Quite the opposite, in fact, as the health and sa ..read more