voestalpine Anarbeitung GmbH, part of the steel division at the stock market-listed company voestalpine AG, has secured a contract with Daimler Trucks regarding the production of axle components. The contract involves a three-figure million Euro trading volume and will last for several years.

After the completion of his degree at the Montanuniversität Leoben, Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Franz Kainersdorfer began his professional life as a university assistant at the Institut für Elektrotechnik (Department for Electrical Engineering, Austria). In 1996, the native Leobener transferred from the marketing department at Veitsch-Radex AG to voestalpine Schienen GmbH. Kainersdorfer, who is now 43, then held a string of leading positions in Controlling and Accounting at voestalpine Stahl Donawitz GmbH and then at voestalpine AG. In 2001, he took over the management of company development at voestalpine Bahnsysteme GmbH.

For the twenty-second time, the Austrian Maecenas Sponsoring Prize was awarded on Thursday, 25 November 2010. The unendowed prize is awarded in three categories by the Economic Initiatives for Art (Initiativen Wirtschaft für Kunst = IWK) committee in collaboration with the Austrian ORF television station.

voestalpine Group was able to boost its results in the first half of the business year 2010/11.

A Joint Venture Agreement has been signed in Riyadh City between Austrian based VAE, the worldwide market leader in turnout systems on one hand and Sarab Al Modon Saudi Arabia, a member of Al Mobty group of companies, working in the field of railway materials on the other hand.

Linz/Cologne. Awards for voestalpine Stahl GmbH‘s innovative and top-quality steel products have become par for the course.

On Saturday, October 23, 2010, voestalpine Stahlwelt welcomed its 50,000th visitor. The winner of this distinction was treated to a helicopter flight over the plant premises in Linz.

Steel aluminium innovation receives renowned magazine prize 2010

On the theme “When ideas come knocking, let them in” voestalpine will for the first time launch a classic advertising campaign in print, online and on TV this Friday.

voestalpine Stahl GmbH’s contribution to the reduction of Co2 emissions was recognised on Friday when the company was made a klima:aktiv partner by Environmental Minister DI Niki Berlakovich.

The new ProForge hall, the largest ever investment project at the Böhler site in Kapfenberg, was officially opened on Wednesday, 22nd September.

With a new “Steel Innovation Center” at its Linz site the voestalpine Group has taken another step in the long-term strengthening of its technology and quality leadership.

The continuing economic recovery in the first quarter of 2010/11 enables voestalpine another revenue increase and a soaring improvement of the group’s operating result.

At the 18th ordinary Annual General Meeting of voestalpine AG, a resolution was adopted today (Wednesday) to pay a dividend of EUR 0.50 per dividend-bearing share for the 2009/10 business year.

Due to the extremely challenging economic circumstances, in the business year 2009/10, the voestalpine Group incurred a significant decline in revenue and operating result compared to the previous year; nevertheless, all reporting categories are continuing to show substantial profits.

On Monday 31st March 2010 the Supervisory Board of voestalpine AG appointed Mr. Franz Rotter to the Management Board of voestalpine AG, with effect from 1st January 2011. In common with all other voestalpine AG Management Board contracts his term of office will expire on 31st March 2014. Within the group’s Management Board Franz Rotter will head the Division Special Steel, taking over from Claus J. Raidl, whose term of office will come to an end as scheduled on 31st December 2010.

The VAE Group, a Group of companies within the listed voestalpine Group, has made an important move to participate in the booming railway market in Turkey even better than before.

In spite of the worldwide economic crisis characterizing the 2009/10 business year, voestalpine Stahl GmbH continued its EUR 700 million investment program ‘L6’ – even if some investments had to be postponed.

The Prix Ars Electronica will be awarded for the 24th time this year. Entrants had until the Mid of March to submit their projects online. Prominent artists and scholars make up the juries that crown the winners. The jury session took place at the 16th of April at the voestalpine Stahlwelt. The Prix Ars Electronica will be awarded at the 3rd of September 2010.

Following a major extension, PT Bohler Welding Group South East Asia has inaugurated its production plant and regional sales centre in Cikarang, close to the Indonesian capital Jakarta.

In the third quarter of 2009/10, the voestalpine Group is emerging from the crisis with a substantial increase in profit.