Division Special Steel is a classic niche supplier. The worldwide use of tool steels equals roughly 0.1% of total annual steel demand of roughly 1.2 billion tonnes.
The Division operates in four core business areas:

• High Performance Metals
  High Performance Metals is the largest business area, with a 70 % share of total sales. The special steels and special alloys such as nickel-based materials are manufactured by seven companies: Böhler Edelstahl GmbH & Co KG in Kapfenberg (Austria), Uddeholm Tooling AB in Hagfors (Sweden), Villares Metals S.A. in Sumaré (Brazil), Buderus Edelstahl GmbH in Wetzlar (Germany), Böhler Bleche GmbH & Co KG in Mürzzuschlag (Austria), Böhler Ybbstal Profil GmbH in Bruckbach (Austria) and Böhler-Uddeholm Special Metals, Inc. in South Boston (USA). The division also operates vacuum heat treatment facilities in a number of countries. 
• Welding Consumables
  Welding is a process that joins metals with each other under heat and with the use of welding consumables. There is virtually no alternative to welding in industrial applications, especially where high standards for safety and working stress are involved. This is generally true for the industrial sectors that are supplied by the Group with welding consumables. The business area Welding Consumables has positioned itself as a universal provider of welding materials for joining, repair and cladding. The most important products include solid wire, filler wire, stick electrodes as well as brazing and soldering materials. 
• Precision Strip
  The business area produces its strip products at the following locations: in Austria at Böhler-Uddeholm Precision Strip GmbH & Co KG and Martin Miller GmbH, in Sweden at Böhler-Uddeholm Precision Strip AB and in Germany at Buderus Edelstahl Band GmbH. The US strip steel specialist Helmold, which is headquartered in Chicago, is specialized in the production of steel rules and the manufacture of tools for the construction of punching forms. 
• Special Forgings
  The products of the Special Forgings business area are manufactured by Böhler Schmiedetechnik GmbH & Co KG in Kapfenberg (Austria) and Buderus Edelstahl Schmiedetechnik GmbH in Wetzlar (Germany). The aircraft and jet engine industries represent the most important single market. Other key customers are the producers of steam and gas turbines, utility vehicle manufacturers and selected niche segments in the machinery and plant construction sector.