BÖHLER History

A century of innovation – Medieval hammers driven by the power of rivers. Inventors, ideas, patents and company foundations in the pioneering era of European heavy industry. Revolutionary progress, restructuring, new technologies, growth. We are the heirs of pioneering inventions and are aware of this responsibility. Where BÖHLER companies are located today, working with steel has a long tradition.

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.

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  • 1886 – 1890

    Agencies in Tokyo, Shanghai and the USA

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  • 1894

    Acquisition of the steelworks in Kapfenberg

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  • 1900

    Development of the revolutionary BÖHLER high-speed steel “BÖHLER Rapid” by Fridolin Reiser

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  • 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

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  • 2008

    Takeover of BÖHLER Uddeholm AG by voestalpine AG

  • 2007/2010

    Expansion of a new forging line

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  • 2012/2013

    Expansion of BÖHLER Uddeholm Powder Metallurgy and construction of the Kapfenberg hub

  • 2014

    Expansion of bright steel capacities in Deuchendorf

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  • 2016

    Commissioning of the new pickling plant

  • 2016

    AMPO powder production for additive manufacturing

  • 2017

    Opening of the chemical laboratory

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  • 2018

    Logistics Service Center Kapfenberg – new heavy-duty warehouse

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  • 2018

    New high-tech forge P44

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  • 2018

    Groundbreaking ceremony for the most modern special steel plant

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  • 2023

    Opening of the world's most modern special steel plant

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