| 1445 |
1st mill in Kapfenberg |
| 1869 |
The brothers Albert and Emil BÖHLER found the trading company Gebr. Böhler & Co. in Vienna. Business purpose: trading in Styrian steel. |
| 1885 |
Agencies in Paris, Tokyo, Shanghai and the USA |
| 1894 |
Acquisition of the steelworks in Kapfenberg |
| 1900 |
Development of the revolutionary BÖHLER high-speed steel “BÖHLER Rapid” by Fridolin Reiser |
| 1975 |
BÖHLER, Schoeller-Bleckmann and steirische Gussstahlwerke AG become the “Vereinigte Edelstahlwerke (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 voestalpine 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 |
Expansion of the special steel plant |
| 2007 |
Expansion of a new forging line |
| 2008 |
Takeover of BÖHLER Uddeholm AG by voestalpine AG |
| 2012 |
Expansion of BÖHLER Uddeholm Powder Metallurgy and construction of the Kapfenberg hub |
| 2014 |
Expansion of bright steel capacities in Deuchendorf |
| 2016 |
Commissioning of the new pickling plant |
| 2016 |
AMPO powder production for additive manufacturing |
| 2017 |
Opening of the chemical laboratory |
| 2017-09 |
Decision on location |
| 2018 |
Logistics Service Center Kapfenberg – new heavy-duty warehouse |
| 2018 |
New high-tech forge P44 |
| 2018 |
Groundbreaking ceremony for the most modern special steel plant |
| 2018 |
Award of plant construction for casting area and hall construction |
| 2018 |
Start of hall construction |
| 2018-04 |
Groundbreaking ceremony |
| 2018-07 |
Award of technological plant construction for melting area to SMS group |
| 2019 |
Installation of the units |
| 2020 |
Start cold commissioning |
| 2023 |
Opening of the world’s most modern special steel plant |
| 2023 |
Start-up phase / commissioning |
