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voestalpine AG
Weitläufige Industriebaustelle mit Stahlkonstruktionen, Kränen, Hubarbeitsbühnen und einem großen zylindrischen Industriegebäude im Hintergrund.
Austria’s largest climate protection research project is becoming a reality: Construction of the Hy4Smelt demonstration plant in Linz is proceeding right on schedule.
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Illustration of a semi-transparent e-car driving on a road in front of a futuristic skyline
Sustainability, decarbonization, and electrification— is calling on the global community to embrace these goals, and the automotive industry has long been responding with modern and comfortable electric cars. Today, 900–1,050 fully or partially electric passenger car models are available on the global market, according to Motorwatt . With the switch to electric propulsion, drivers are […]
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greentec steel

A greentec steel conveyor bridge at the voestalpine site in Linz, with industrial facilities, pipelines, and buildings in the background.
Starting in 2027, hot briquetted iron (HBI) will be one of the primary feedstocks for our electric arc furnace in Linz. To ensure continuous feeding, a dedicated supply facility is being built at the Linz site.
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Microtunnel-Baustelle mit großem Vortriebsrohr, Hydraulikzylindern und technischen Leitungen in einer Betonschachtanlage.
The microtunnel supplying power to the new electric arc furnace at the Linz site has been completed. This brings us one step closer to our goal—even underground—of transforming steel production as part of greentec steel.
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Rohrpostleitung auf einem Industrieareal mit oberirdisch geführten Rohren, Stahlkonstruktionen und Gebäuden im Hintergrund.
A kilometer-long pneumatic tube system has been supporting us at our Linz site for more than three decades. It connects the production facilities of our greentec steel Edition with the central testing laboratory. This is how we ensure the quality of our most sustainable steel edition.
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#FavoriteMoments for Technician Lisa: Between Steel Strips and Nature
As a production technician, Lisa E. is always on hand wherever she’s needed at our voestalpine Steel Division’s cold rolling mill. This is where true all-rounders made of steel are produced for household appliances, radiators, automobiles, and a wide variety of pipes and profiles. The trained forewoman greatly values her professional flexibility—which, by the way, […]
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Thomas’ #FavoriteMoments with the World’s Largest Screw Press
Who loaded the first workpiece into the world’s largest screw press during its inauguration, thereby putting it into operation in Kapfenberg, Austria, in 2007? Thomas L., now a production planner for two of the world’s most powerful presses and the associated die manufacturing, took on this task. To this day, that remains one of his […]
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