Böhler-Uddeholm

Infobox_Company
company_name = Böhler-Uddeholm AG
company_
company_type = Wholly-owned subsidiary
foundation = 1991
location = flagicon|Austria Vienna, Austria
key_people = Claus J. Raidl, CEO
num_employees = 15,453 (2007)
revenue = €4,6 billion (2007)
owner = voestalpine
industry = steel
products = steel products, tool steel
homepage = [http://www.bohler-uddeholm.com/index.htm www.bohler-uddeholm.com]

Böhler-Uddeholm is a large Austrian company specialised in producing tool steel, welding consumables, special forgings and strip steel. The company has production sites in Austria, Germany, Sweden, Brazil, Belgium, Turkey, China, USA and Mexico. As of September 2008 it is a wholly-owned subsidiary of voestalpine.

Böhler-Uddeholm was listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange between 10 April 1995 and 5 September 2008. In April 2007, voestalpine AG made a takeover offer for Böhler-Uddeholm - the bid was accepted by a majority of shareholders in June of that year. voestalpine completed a squeeze out of Böhler-Uddeholm's remaining shareholders in September 08 to gain complete control.

External links

* [http://www.bohler-uddeholm.com/ Official site]

Division High Performance Metals

* [http://www.bohlersteel.com Böhler Edelstahl GmbH & Co KG]
* [http://www.Uddeholm.com Uddeholm Tooling AB]
* [http://www.villaresmetals.com.br/ Villares Metals S.A.]
* [http://www.buderus-steel.com/edelstahl/ Buderus Edelstahl GmbH]
* [http://www.eschmannstahl.de EschmannStahl GmbH & Co KG]

Division Welding Consumables

* [http://www.boehler-thyssen.com Böhler Thyssen Schweißtechnik GmbH]
* [http://www.buderus-forging.com Buderus Edelstahl Schmiedetechnik GmbH]

Division Precision Strip

* [http://www.bohler-strip.com Böhler-Uddeholm Precision Strip GmbH & Co KG]
* [http://www.uddeholm-strip.com Böhler-Uddeholm Precision Strip AB]
* [http://www.buderus-strip.com Buderus Edelstahl Band GmbH]

Division Forging

* [http://www.bohler-forging.com Böhler Schmiedetechnik GmbH & CoKG]
* [http://www.buderus-forging.com Buderus Edelstahl Schmiedetechnik GmbH]