Steel News

voestalpine Significantly Improves Results in First Quarter of 2014/15

05 August 2014 - “Despite ongoing inconsistent economic trends in the most important economic regions worldwide, the voestalpine Group’s results in the first quarter of the business year 2014/15 continued to be solid,” said Wolfgang Eder, CEO and chairman of the Management Board of voestalpine AG.

VOD from Siemens Launched at voestalpine Giesserei Linz

04 August 2014 - A vacuum oxygen decarburization (VOD) plant from Siemens Metals Technologies with a capacity of 50 metric tons commenced operation at voestalpine Giesserei Linz GmbH.

voestalpine Stahl to Equip Linz Works with 28 Warehouse Management Systems

28 July 2014 - voestalpine Stahl GmbH has awarded 3tn the order to supply 28 TWMS/metals warehouse management systems for its Linz works.

voestalpine Secures Contract for Pipeline Project in Brazil

11 July 2014 - After South Stream (1), the voestalpine Group has secured its second major pipeline contract this year.

voestalpine On Track for Expansion with New Plant in China

19 May 2014 - The voestalpine Group’s 22nd production site in China was officially opened on 14 May 2014.

voestalpine Breaks Ground for HBI/DRI Plant in Texas

23 April 2014 - After about a year of preparation, Wolfgang Eder, CEO of voestalpine, broke ground today for the construction of a direct reduction plant in Texas.

voestalpine Begins Producing Ultrahigh-Strength Automotive Components in the U.S.

22 April 2014 - The voestalpine Group’s 17th production site in the U.S. began operation today.

voestalpine Moves Forward with New Management Generation

03 April 2014 - Seven of the ten positions on the Boards of voestlpine's four divisions—Steel, Special Steel, Metal Engineering, and Metal Forming—were most recently filled by new candidates or will be filled by new candidates in the near future.

voestalpine Tubulars Commissions New Tube Reeler from SMS Meer

27 March 2014 - Seamless tube manufacturer voestalpine has commissioned a tube reeler from SMS Meer and is thus upgrading its existing CPE mill in Kindberg, Austria.

voestalpine Comments on Medium-Term Efficiency Raising, Cost Optimization Program

25 March 2014 - The voestalpine Group assumes that theeconomic conditions will continue to remain difficult. T

voestalpine Continues Expansion with New Plants in South Africa, USA

27 February 2014 - The voestalpine Group is continuing its internationalization strategy and has opened its new Metal Forming Division site in East London, South Africa, and will soon open another site in Cartersville, Ga., USA.

voestalpine Reports Solid Financial Results in Challenging Economy

11 February 2014 - The voestalpine Group reported its results for the nine months ended 31 December 2013 and also provided an update on its DRI project in Texas.

voestalpine to Supply Heavy Plate for South Stream Offshore Pipeline

31 January 2014 - The voestalpine Group chalked up another major contract in the pipeline business.

voestalpine Expands Welding Technology Business with Acquisition in India

09 January 2014 - The voestalpine Group is continuing to push forward with its internationalization strategy by acquiring the Indian company Maruti Weld Ltd., headquartered in New Delhi.

voestalpine Accelerates with New High-Speed High-Tech Wire Rod Mill from Danieli

15 November 2013 - Danieli has agreed to supply an ultra-modern H3 wire rod and bar-in-coil line for the production of special steel coils to voestalpine Draht GmbH in Austria.

voestalpine Reports Solid Results in Difficult Market Environment

06 November 2013 - After a solid first quarter of the current business year, the second quarter revealed some vulnerabilities in individual business segments that had not been anticipated in the early part of the summer, voestalpine said.

voestalpine Commences Operations at Visionary Cold Rolling Center in Kematen

28 October 2013 - The voestalpine Group is opening one of the world’s most modern cold rolling centers for the production of high quality strip steel in Kematen an der Ybbs in Lower Austria.

voestalpine Builds Europe's Most Modern Wire Rolling Mill in Austria

23 October 2013 - By 2016, voestalpine Austria Draht will have completed construction of Europe’s most modern wire rolling mill at its Leoben-Donawitz site in Austria.

voestalpine Opens State-Of-The-Art Duo Rolling Mill at Böhler Bleche in Austria

23 September 2013 - voestalpine, the steel-based technology and capital goods group, is again improving its market position in the special steel segment with the opening of a state-of-the-art duo reversing rolling stand for the production of premium steel plates in Mürzzuschlag on 20 September 2013.

voestalpine Defies Weak Economy: Reports Largely Stable Performance in First Quarter of 2013/14

07 August 2013 - Despite the definite cooling of the macroeconomic environment in the most important global economic regions, the voestalpine Group’s performance continued to be stable both as far as revenue and results are concerned.