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voestalpine AG

Innovation & Technology

As a globally leading steel and technology group, we as voestalpine embodies innovation in the industry. The challenges of digitalization, automation and AI are implemented in innovative production processes.

Research for more sustainability
We attach great importance to research and development. In our more than 70 companies, almost 800 employees research and develop new products and processes. To this end, we have increased our research budget to 244 million euros in the current financial year.
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greentec steel

greentec steel: building progress above and below ground
At voestalpine, we are building bridges and tunnels as part of greentec steel, our program for the conversion to steel production with net zero CO2-emissions. The new 800 meter-long conveyor belt bridge that will also supply the electric arc furnace with raw materials from 2027 onwards was recently completed.
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Donawitz: the team behind greentec steel
The entire project team is already caught up in the excitement of greentec steel, and not just in Linz. As part of Austria’s largest climate protection program and voestalpine’s most extensive investment project to date, a fresh, green steel wind is now also blowing at the site in Donawitz. It is a megaproject, one that […]
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