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  • Leading international specialty steel and materials company with a focus on tool steel, high-speed steel, special engineering steel, valve steel and forged parts.
  • The BÖHLER-UDDEHOLM Group consists of the business unit High Performance Metals, divided in production and sales as two separate areas of responsibility, and the business unit 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 production companies are located in Austria, Germany, Sweden, Brazil and in the USA. The Group also has heat treatment operations throughout the world.
  • BÖHLER-UDDEHOLM markets its products and services on all continents and operates wholly owned sales subsidiaries in roughly 50 markets.
  • Worldwide market leader in tool steel and forged blades for gas and steam turbines; worldwide number two in high-speed steel. Also in valve steel, powder metallurgical steel and other niche products the Group holds leading market shares on a global base.
  • BÖHLER-UDDEHOLM serves more than 100,000 customers throughout the world; key customers include the automotive and automotive supplier industries, machinery manufacturers, aircraft manufacturers, consumer goods and electronics industries, power generation and plant construction.
  • The primary sales markets are Europe, America and Asia. The largest single market for BÖHLER-UDDEHOLM is Germany, followed by Brazil and the USA.
  • 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.
  • BÖHLER-UDDEHOLM views itself as a global innovator in its core businesses. Roughly 140 men and women are active in the area of research, all larger production sites are equipped with state-of-the-art laboratories. The Group companies hold nearly 1,000 patents and patent registrations.
  • 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 Special Steel Division in the stock exchange listed voestalpine Group.