History

    VOESTALPINE BÖHLER BLECHE - ALWAYS ON THE MOVE!

    1496
     

    Foundation of a Brother-Hood of 10 forging shops

    1862
     

    Heinrich Bleckmann acquires the Mürz-Hammer named "PHÖNIX"

    1863 - 1874
     

    Extension of the forging shops to an integrated steel mill "H. Bleckmann Stahlwerke AG"

    1912
     

    Invention of the corrosion resistent stainless steel by Max Mauermann

    1924
     

    Merging of Schoeller and Bleckmann to Schoeller-Bleckmann AG

    1975
     

    Merging of the Austrian Fine Steel producers to "Vereinigten Edelstahlwerke AG" (VEW)

    1988
     

    Reetablishment of the Bohler company by subdividing VEW into Bohler and Schoeller-Bleckmann GmbH

    1991
     

    Acquisition of the swedish company Uddeholm AG and Foundation of Bohler-Uddeholm AG

    1991
     

    Foundaton of Böhler Bleche GmbH, a company of BÖHLER-UDDEHOLM Group

    1995, 1996
     

    Privatization of BÖHLER-UDDEHOLM AG (75% private, 25% state owned)

    2003
     

    Full privatization of BÖHLER-UDDEHOLM AG

    2007
     

    Integration of BÖHLER-UDDEHOLM AG into voestalpine

    2011
     

    Change of the legal form and the name of BÖHLER-UDDEHOLM AG into voestalpine Edelstahl GmbH

    2013
     

    Start-Up of the new DUO rolling mill

    In 2013, the new DUO rolling mill was opened in Mürzzuschlag.

    2017
     

    In 2017, the company's name was changed from BÖHLER Bleche GmbH & Co KG to voestalpine BÖHLER Bleche GmbH & Co KG

    2017
     

    Implementation of new production facilities, such as levelling machine, creep levelling machine and a water jet unit

    2018
     

    Further investements are made in new production equipment. Launch of the new heat treatment line, DUO III rolling mill and grinding machine for rolls

    2018
     

    Expansion of the product range. voestalpine BÖHLER Bleche goes Titanium. Implementation of the new titanium grinding cabin and automated titanium grinden system

    2021 - 2022
     

    The production plant was expanded with the construction of a new building for precision flat steel. Automatiziation: the new grinding robot comes into operation

    2022
     

    Start-Up of the new line precision flat steel and the new furnace for Titanium

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