BÖHLER History
A century of innovations
-
1446
1st mill in Kapfenberg
-
1870
The brothers Albert and Emil BÖHLER founded the trading company Gebr. Böhler & Co. Business purpose: Trade in Styrian steel.
-
1886 – 1890
Agencies in Tokyo, Shanghai and the USA
-
1894
Acquisition of the steelworks in Kapfenberg
-
1900
Development of the revolutionary BÖHLER high-speed steel “BÖHLER Rapid” by Fridolin Reiser
-
1975
BÖHLER, Schoeller-Bleckmann and steirische Gussstahlwerke AG become the “Vereinigte (VEW)” Group
-
1988
Re-establishment of the BÖHLER company by splitting VEW into BÖHLER GmbH and Schoeller-Beckmann GmbH
-
1990
Purchase of the Swedish company Uddeholm AB by voest alpine stahl AG
-
1991
Reorganization of the Böhler Group Austria within Böhler-Uddeholm AG; IPO
-
1995
Partial privatization of BÖHLER Uddeholm AG
-
1999
Commissioning of a plant for the production of powder metallurgical high-speed and tool steels
-
2000
Commissioning of a vacuum induction melting furnace (VIM) for the production of materials with the highest degree of purity
-
2003
Commissioning of the AOD converter to improve capacity and quality, full privatization of BÖHLER Uddeholm AG
-
2006/2007
Expansion of the special steel plant
-
2008
Takeover of BÖHLER Uddeholm AG by voestalpine AG
-
2007/2010
Expansion of a new forging line
-
2012/2013
Expansion of BÖHLER Uddeholm Powder Metallurgy and construction of the Kapfenberg hub
-
2014
Expansion of bright steel capacities in Deuchendorf
-
2016
Commissioning of the new pickling plant
-
2016
AMPO powder production for additive manufacturing
-
2017
Opening of the chemical laboratory
-
2018
Logistics Service Center Kapfenberg – new heavy-duty warehouse
-
2018
New high-tech forge P44
-
2018
Groundbreaking ceremony for the most modern special steel plant
-
2023
Opening of the world’s most modern special steel plant
