• 1 July 2009

  Significant Resolutions Made at the 17th Annual General Meeting of voestalpine AG

  Linz, 1 July 2009 - In the course of the 17th annual general meeting of voestalpine AG held today (Wednesday), it was decided that a dividend of EUR 1.05 per share is to be paid for the business year 2008/09.

• 22 June 2009

  voestalpine Joint-Venture CNTT Wins Major Contract for Supplying High-Speed Turnout Systems in China

  The Chinese joint venture CNTT, in which the two voestalpine companies VAE and voestalpine BWG hold a share, won the contract from the Chinese railway authorities for supplying high-speed turnouts for the Beijing to Shanghai line, currently the most important railway project in China.

• 18 June 2009

  voestalpine Starts Operation of a New Production Facility for Turnout Components in France

  VAE GmbH and its Spanish investment JEZ Sistemas Ferroviarios S.L., both companies of the listed voestalpine Group, officially began operation of a new plant for turnout components today (Thursday) in South-West France, near the Spanish border.

• 2 April 2009

  Die EU-Verordnung REACH im voestalpine-Konzern

  REACH steht für Registrierung, Evaluierung, Autorisierung und Beschränkung von Chemikalien. Die neue EU-Chemikalienverordnung ersetzt das bisher geltende Chemikalienrecht und ist seit dem 1. Juni 2007 in Kraft (Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1907/2006). Wichtige Ziele der neuen EU-Chemikalienpolitik sind der verbesserte Schutz der menschlichen Gesundheit und der Umwelt vor potenziellen Stoffrisiken.

• 27 March 2009

  With an acquisition in North America, voestalpine strengthens its leading position in high-quality components for the rail track in the U.S.

  U.S. subsidiary of VAE GmbH acquires the assets of a top-supplier of specialty components for the steel track. VAE Nortrak North America Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of VAE GmbH, Austria—a company of the listed voestalpine Group—and North America's leading supplier of trackwork components and turnout systems, has acquired the assets of Leading Edge Enterprises Inc. of Decatur, Illinois. Effective immediately, Leading Edge's Decatur facility will operate under the VAE Nortrak banner.

• 25 March 2009

  Final issue size of voestalpine bond set at EUR 400 million

  As a result of high demand, voestalpine AG successfully placed a total volume of EUR 400 million on the capital market.

• 23 March 2009

  US voestalpine subsidiary Roll Forming Corporation (RFC) awarded record order from RTI for Boeing 787 Dreamliner

  Roll Forming Corporation (RFC), based in Shelbyville, Kentucky, USA, a subsidiary of voestalpine AG and part of the Profilform Division, has signed a 10-year deal with RTI International Metals Inc. (NYSE:RTI), to supply laser-welded titanium components for the The Boeing Company (Boeing) 787 Dreamliner.

• 20 March 2009

  voestalpine successfully places a bond issue of EUR 350 million

  voestalpine AG has successfully placed a corporate bond issue of EUR 350 million in the capital market, intended to be used for general financing purposes.

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  12 March 2009

  World Premiere: Railway Switches Delivered by Airplane

  VAE, a company of the voestalpine Group and the global market leader in turnout technology, has been supplying the Iranian State Railways and Metro administrations for forty years.

  • voestalpine subsidiary VAE supplies switches for Metro lines in Tehran
  • due to a tight deadline, parts weighing 50 tons are delivered by airplane

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