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voestalpine Starts Up 3D Sand Printer for Steel Casting
12 January 2022 - voestalpine’s steel and technology group is now operating what it calls Europe’s most advanced 3D sand printer for heavy steel castings.
voestalpine Unveils CO2-Reduced Steel
09 December 2021 - The company announced this week it is now offering a CO2-reduced version of the flat steel products produced at its steelmaking facility in Linz, Austria.
voestalpine Taps ANDRITZ to Supply Pickling, Acid Regeneration Plants
08 November 2021 - Technology group ANDRITZ said in a press release it has received an order from voestalpine Stahl GmbH to supply chemical process equipment for continuous pickling, acid regeneration, silicon removal and acid purification plants.
voestalpine Breaks Ground on 2-Million-Ton Integrated Pickling Line
07 October 2021 - The company announced yesterday it has broken ground on its EUR188 million integrated pickling line in the cold rolling mill 3 (BETA 3) at the site in Linz.
voestalpine: 20 Years and 300 Million Parts Later, Press-Hardened Steel is Auto Manufacturing Staple
13 July 2021 - voestalpine is celebrating a production milestone: it has manufactured its 300 millionth component made from its press-hardened, high-strength steel.
voestalpine Sees Successful First Tests on New Ironmaking Tech
26 June 2021 - voestalpine has commissioned a new type of direct reduction plant and has carried out the first production tests, according to the developer of the technology.
voestalpine Patents DR Process
15 June 2021 - voestalpine has received a European patent for sponge iron production process that uses green hydrogen and biogas, the company has announced.
voestalpine Returns Idled Blast Furnace to Service
21 January 2021 - voestalpine has restarted the second blast furnace at its Donawitz site in Austria to meet rising long products demand, the steelmaker has said.
voestalpine Upgrading Annealing Line Automation
17 November 2020 - voestalpine has contracted Primetals Technologies to modernize a continuous annealing line’s basic automation system, the company has announced.
Austrian Producer Starts Up New Caster
23 September 2020 - voestalpine has started up a new fully automated bloom caster at its Donawitz plant in Austria, allowing it to make high-end steel grades for specialty applications.
voestalpine Announces BF Restart
26 August 2020 - voestalpine will restart the small blast furnace at its plant in Linz next month, saying that a demand has risen to the point to support the action.
voestalpine Delays Opening of Special Steel Plant
05 June 2020 - Delayed deliveries are forcing voestalpine to push back the expected completion date of its advanced special steel plant in Kapfenberg, Austria.
voestalpine Idles Blast Furnace; Closes Global Sites
25 March 2020 - voestalpine has closed facilities in Europe, South America and the U.S. and will temporarily reduce hours at other European sites as global economy slows.
SMS-Built Crimping Press Enters Service
05 December 2019 - voestalpine Tubulars has started up a new three-die crimping press on its cross piercing elongating line in Austria, according to machine builder SMS group.
World’s Largest Green Hydrogen Pilot Facility Launched in Austria
13 November 2019 - voestalpine has started up its pilot-scale electrolysis plant and is producing hydrogen derived from renewable sources of electricity. According to voestalpine, the new plant has a capacity of over 6 MW. It uses renewable energy to split water into hydrogen and oxygen and will be able to test whether the technology deployed is suitable for use on an industrial scale.
voestalpine CEO Formally Hands Off Baton to Successor
08 July 2019 - voestalpine veteran Herbert Eibensteiner has taken the reins as the company’s new chief executive officer (CEO) and management board chairman.
voestalpine Metallurgy R&D Center to Focus on High-Performance Steels
23 May 2019 - voestalpine has opened an EUR18 million metallurgy research center that is focused on high-performance steels that are used in specialty rails, quality wire rod and extremely durable oil country tubular goods.
voestalpine Signs Off on New Slab Caster
13 November 2018 - voestalpine has issued the final acceptance certificate on a new Danieli slab caster installed at its Linz works in Austria.
SMS group to Build Meltshop for New Austrian Mill
27 July 2018 - SMS group has been chosen to outfit the meltshop at a planned special steel plant in Austria, the equipment supplier said on Friday.
voestalpine Brings New Slab Caster Into Service
11 June 2018 - voestalpine has been quickly ramping up a new slab caster at its No. 3 steel shop in Linz, Austria, having successfully cast nearly all of the steels it is designed to produce within its first three months of operation, according to the caster's manufacturer.
