Overview

Metals

Metallurgy has a long tradition in Austria. Products that combine top quality and innovative processes have been developed here for decades and are in use all over the world. LD and Corex processes are symbolic of the trailblazing role that the Austrian metal processing industry has on the world market. The expertise of Austrian companies such as  voestalpine Eurostahl GmbH , Siemens VAI , Stahl Judenburg GmbH and others is acclaimed worldwide and high demand on the international market.

You can find your ideal partner in Austria for:

Specialists in ferrous metals

Austrian companies offer exceptional, highly-competitive ferrous metal products for the international markets.

One particularly impressive product made in Austria to the highest quality standards is sheet metal for the automotive industry.

Precision steel tubing products for the automotive industry, mechanical engineering and hydraulics/pneumatics for customers all over the world come from the  voestalpine Rotec Group plant in Krieglach (Styria).

Train tracks produced in Austria are also used in countries all over the world and esteemed for their high quality.

Aluminium for the most discerning customer

Top quality aluminium sheets from Austria are used for structural parts, chassis and car bodies in the automotive industry. The Austrian market offers products ranging from standard sheets to custom-produced parts which match client specifications. 
AMAG rolling GmbH in Ranshofen manufactures e.g. top quality aluminium rolling products for packaging, plates, sheets and strips for the automotive and aviation industries.

As companies in this industry invest heavily in research, technology and innovation, they are able to guarantee competitive products which are manufactured to the very latest technological standards.

Foundry products and rolling products

Innovations in foundry and rolling products drive technological advances in many areas. The automotive industry, energy sector, mechanical engineering or aviation – all of them profit from technological advances in foundry wares, rolling products and manufacturing processes.
The foundry industry in Austria is continuing the trend in cutting-edge technology through comprehensive investment in research and staff training. Sustainable development is another aspect in favour of foundry products: casting is the most direct way of turning smelted materials into an efficient, high-strength construction part and makes the most of the resources.

Foundry products for export

The 51 industrial foundries in Austria produce a total of around 360,000 tonnes of cast iron. Exports account for around 64% and the majority of exports go to the EU.

Special products such as

are distributed worldwide.

Forward-looking developments

Areas in which Austrian foundries carry out ongoing developments include:

Foundries and industry consumers can get advice and support from the Austrian Foundry Institute, Leoben.

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Rolling products

Austrian companies in this industry produce top quality products including sheeting for the automotive industries, strips, tracks, wire rod and steel bars.

One example is voestalpine Stahl GmbH who manufacture hot and cold rolled steel strips and coated steel products. These include electrolytically galvanised steel strips, hot-dip galvanised steel strips and organically coated steel strips and electrical steel strips.  voestalpine Schienen GmbH operates one of the world’s most cutting-edge track plants, which achieves exceptionally high manufacturing precision and flexibility.

Other leading products are the seamless steel pipes for the oil and gas industry made by voestalpine Tubulars GmbH or products from the computer-controlled rolling plant of  Böhler-Uddeholm , where cold-rolled special steel strips are manufactured.