Böhler-Uddeholm is an Austrian company specialized in producing

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steel and special forgings. It was formed in 1991 as a result of a merger between the Austrian

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Böhler and of Uddeholms AB of Sweden. The company has production sites in Austria, Germany, Sweden,

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, Belgium,

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, China, United States and Mexico. As of September 2008 it is a

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voestalpine Voestalpine AG – stylized as voestalpine – is an Austrian steel-based technology and capital goods group based in Linz, Austria. The company is active in steel, automotive, railway systems, profilform and tool steel industries. As of 201 ...

History

Böhler-Uddeholm was listed on the

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between 10 April 1995 and 5 September 2008. In April 2007, voestalpine AG made a takeover offer for Böhler-Uddeholm - the bid was accepted by a majority of shareholders in June of that year. voestalpine completed a

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of Böhler-Uddeholm's remaining shareholders in September 2008 to gain complete control. The former Böhler-Uddeholm divisions "Precision Strip" and "Welding Consumables" were transferred to other divisions within the voestalpine group. The remaining "High Performance Metals" "Forging" divisions were merged and became the fifth division, "Special Steel", of voestalpine AG.

Former Böhler-Uddeholm AG companies

Division Welding Consumables
Böhler Thyssen Schweißtechnik GmbH
(see also UTP Schweissmaterial)
Buderus Edelstahl Schmiedetechnik GmbH
Division Precision Strip
Böhler-Uddeholm Precision Strip GmbH & Co KG

Böhler-Uddeholm Precision Strip AB

Buderus Edelstahl Band GmbH
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Former Böhler-Uddeholm AG companies