voestalpine Railway Systems supply rails for the modernization and expansion of the Graz streetcar network

27 June 2023 |

Premium rails from the steel and technology group are being used in the current modernization and expansion of the Graz streetcar network. Once again, Holding Graz is relying on the expertise of voestalpine Railway Systems, the world's leading supplier of complete railroad infrastructure systems. The Group, which has already equipped Vienna, Budapest, Prague and Berlin with high-tech rail infrastructure, is currently realizing tramway projects in Gothenburg, Stockholm, Osijek, Zagreb and Sarajevo in addition to the city of Graz.

voestalpine Railway Systems is playing a key role in the construction of the new double-track line from Jakominiplatz, the hub of public transport in Graz. Due to the high volume of traffic, the demands on the material used are particularly high, especially in terms of wear resistance. voestalpine supplies heavy-duty, heat-treated grooved rails, which are only produced in this quality at the Donawitz site worldwide.

As a leading supplier of complete rail infrastructure systems, we supply our rails, switches, fasteners and signaling technology to renowned infrastructure projects worldwide from a single source. However, we are always delighted when our innovative products are also used on the domestic market.

Franz Kainersdorfer, Member of the Management Board of voestalpine AG, and Head of the Metal Engineering Division

In the business year 2022/23, voestalpine Railway Systems generated revenue of EUR 1.8 billion at its 70 production and sales locations worldwide. Around 7,800 employees work in this segment, 1,800 of them in Austria.

Metal Engineering Division

The voestalpine Group's Metal Engineering Division is the global market leader for railroad infrastructure systems and signaling technology with its Railway Systems business unit. With its Industrial Systems business unit, the division is also the European market leader for quality wire and a global supplier of complete welding solutions. Seamless tubes are also supplied all over the world from the Kindberg site in Austria. Customers come from the railroad infrastructure, oil and gas, mechanical engineering, automotive and construction industries as well as the renewable energy sector. As part of greentec steel, the Metal Engineering Division is already working and researching intensively on various innovative, climate-friendly technologies and production processes. In the 2022/23 financial year, the division generated revenue of around EUR 4.3 billion with its Railway Systems and Industrial Systems business units, over 40% of which was generated outside Europe. The division thus generated an operating result (EBITDA) of EUR 586 million and employed around 14,000 people worldwide.

The voestalpine Group

voestalpine is a globally leading steel and technology group with a unique combination of materials and processing expertise. voestalpine, which operates globally, has around 500 Group companies and locations in more than 50 countries on all five continents. It has been listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange since 1995. With its premium products and system solutions, voestalpine is a leading partner to the automotive and consumer goods industries, as well as to the aerospace and oil & natural gas industries. The company is also the global market leader in railway systems, tool steel, and special sections. voestalpine is committed to the global climate goals and has a clear plan for decarbonizing steel production with its greentec steel program. In the business year 2021/22, the Group generated revenue of EUR 14.9 billion, with an operating result (EBITDA) of EUR 2.3 billion; it has around 50,200 employees worldwide.

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