Voestalpine

Also known as Linz steelworks

Voestalpine AG – stylized as voestalpine – is an Austrian steel-based technology and capital goods group based in Linz, Austria. The company is active in steel, automotive, railway systems, profilform and tool steel industries. As of 2017, it is one of the few profitable steel companies in Europe.

Key facts

Company.name: Voestalpine AG
Company.logo: Voestalpine 2017 logo.svg
Company.logo_size: 250
Company.type: Public
Company.industry: Steel-based technologyCapital goods
Company.location: Linz, Austria
Company.key_people: Herbert Eibensteiner (CEO)Wolfgang Eder (Chairman)
Company.products: Tool steel plates, pipes and wires, steel automotive components
Company.revenue: €14,9 billion (2021/2022)
Company.operating_income: €229.1 million (2021/2022)
Company.net_income: €31.7 million (2020/2021)
Company.assets: €14.9 billion (2020/2021)

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Contents

History
Alpine Montan (1881–1945)
Construction of Reichswerke in Linz (1938)
Reconstruction (1945–1955)
Post war, development of Linz-Donawitz process (1948–1990)
Private corporation (1990–2001)
voestalpine AG (2001–present)
Main divisions
North American operations
UK operations
Submission of false information
See also
References
Citations
Bibliography
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45 percent of its workforce is based in Austria. The Linz hot strip mill is a "fully integrated steel works" operated by voestalpine Stahl GmbH, a part of the steel division of voestalpine AG. In addition to Linz the most important plants are in Leoben in Styria and in Krems in Lower Austria. It had a large plant at Liezen in Styria which closed in the 1990s. Voestalpine is responsible for 10% of all Austrian CO2 emissions, which makes it the biggest emitter in the country.