Post World War II

In April 1945 the plant was bombed and severely damage and much of the equipment has been destroyed totally. After finalization of the treaty the plant became nationalized as a member of the “Austrian Alpine Mining Association” under the name of “Stahl und Temperguß AG, formerly Fischer”.

When the Austrian Mining Association, the Austrian United Steel Industry (VOEST), Böhler & Co AG and Schöller-Bleckmann, merged in 1973, the foundry became a member of this new group under the name VOEST-ALPINE AG. At the time, the consolidated group, employing 72,000 with an additional 4,000 working abroad, reached a turnover of approximately 1.6 billion Euros (22 billion Schillings).