2.12.2008 - Following turnout orders for high-speed lines in Taiwan and China, the voestalpine Group is now developing its leading position in the Far East’s fast-growing railway market still further with an order in South Korea.

Pursuant to § 93 (1) of the Austrian Stock Exchange Act, voestalpine AG hereby gives notice that effective November 28, 2008, the Company has increased its registered capital pursuant to § 4(6) of the Company’s Articles of Association from EUR 298,756,264.42 to EUR 299,046,953.94, by issuing 159,999 bearer shares to creditors of the convertible bond issued by voestalpine AG in July 2005, which corresponds to an approx. 0.1% increase in voestalpine AG’s registered capital.

The feature of the "Responsible Business TV" series of CNBC about voestalpine's innovative strategies on climate protection is now available online.