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  • Leading international specialty steel and materials company with a focus on four divisions: High Performance Metals, Welding Consumables, Precision Strip and Special Forgings.
  • BÖHLER-UDDEHOLM offers integrated production and worldwide sales as well as services and engineering advice from a single hand – a quality that clearly differentiates the Group from its competitors.
  • The largest production companies are located in Austria, Germany, Sweden and Brazil. Smaller facilities are situated in Belgium, Spain, the USA, Mexico, China and Indonesia. The Group also has heat treatment operations throughout the world.
  • BÖHLER-UDDEHOLM markets its products and services in roughly 100 countries on all continents, with wholly owned sales subsidiaries in roughly 50 markets. Nearly one-third of the 14,700 employees work in the global sales organization.
  • Worldwide market leader in tool steel, bimetallic strips, cutting and creasing rules, rule die steel and blades for gas and steam turbines; worldwide number two in high-speed steel and worldwide number four in welding consumables.
  • More than 100,000 customers throughout the world; key customers include the automotive and automotive supplier industries, tool and machinery manufacturers, aircraft manufacturers, consumer goods and electronics industries, wood and saw industries, textile and paper industries, steel and apparatus construction, chemicals and petrochemicals, power generation, oilfield technology and plant construction.
  • The primary sales markets are Europe, America and Asia. The largest single market for BÖHLER-UDDEHOLM is Germany, followed by USA and Brazil.
  • The most important product is tool steel, which comprises cold work steel, hot work steel and plastics molding steel.
  • The worldwide use of tool steel equals roughly 0.1% of total annual steel demand of approximately 1.2 billion tons. BÖHLER-UDDEHOLM is a highly specialized niche provider in the specialty steel sector – and not a commodity producer of steel.
  • Roughly 160 men and women are active in the area of research. The Group companies hold nearly 1,000 patents and patent registrations, and all larger production sites are equipped with state-of-the-art laboratories. BÖHLER-UDDEHOLM views itself as a global innovator in its core businesses.
  • The highest quality standards and a comprehensive quality assurance program for products, processes and the organization allow BÖHLER-UDDEHOLM to enjoy an outstanding reputation on the market and strong brand loyalty.
  • Most of the member companies in the BÖHLER-UDDEHOLM Group are certified according to ISO 9001 and ISO 14001.
  • The BÖHLER-UDDEHOLM Group forms the second largest division in the voestalpine Group (Special Steel Division).