BÖHLER History
A century of innovation - Medieval hammers, fuelled by the power of rivers. Inventors, ideas, patents and company foundations in the pioneering era of European heavy industry. Revolutionary progress, reorganisations, new technologies, growth. We are the heirs of pioneering inventions and are aware of this responsibility. Where the BÖHLER companies are today, there is a long tradition of working with steel.
A century of innovations
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1446
1st mill in Kapfenberg
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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
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1988
Re-establishment of the BÖHLER company by splitting VEW into BÖHLER GmbH and Schoeller-Beckmann GmbH
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1990
Purchase of the Swedish company Uddeholm AB by voest alpine stahl AG
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1991
Reorganization of the Böhler Group Austria within Böhler-Uddeholm AG; IPO
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1995
Partial privatization of BÖHLER Uddeholm AG
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1999
Commissioning of a plant for the production of powder metallurgical high-speed and tool steels
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2000
Commissioning of a vacuum induction melting furnace (VIM) for the production of materials with the highest degree of purity
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2003
Commissioning of the AOD converter to improve capacity and quality, full privatization of BÖHLER Uddeholm AG
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2006/2007
Expansion of the special steel plant
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2008
Takeover of BÖHLER Uddeholm AG by voestalpine AG
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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
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2014
Expansion of bright steel capacities in Deuchendorf
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2016
Commissioning of the new pickling plant
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2016
AMPO powder production for additive manufacturing
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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
