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voestalpine BÖHLER CAMPUS as investment in the future of training professionals

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2025-11-26 |

The first-class training of the company’s own young professionals has a long tradition at voestalpine. With the opening of the new voestalpine BÖHLER CAMPUS at the Styrian location in Kapfenberg, the steel and technology group is now setting a strong example for the quality and future of teaching. The new campus combines state-of-the-art living with a future-oriented education. Located directly next to the new residential complex with 60 fully equipped apartments for apprentices, the voestalpine BÖHLER training center in Kapfenberg offers practical specialist training—currently in 12 future-oriented technical professions—at the highest level.

Targeted support of young professionals is a central component of voestalpine’s corporate strategy.

In economically challenging times, we are consciously focusing on training young people, whose knowledge and motivation will secure voestalpine’s innovative strength and competitiveness in the long run. With a training budget of more than EUR 100,000 per apprentice, our state-of-the-art training centers, and facilities like the new voestalpine BÖHLER CAMPUS, we are creating an environment that promotes technological expertise and personal development in equal measure.

Herbert Eibensteiner, CEO of voestalpine AG

Education and housing at the Kapfenberg location

Around 300 young people are currently completing their apprenticeship at the voestalpine site in Kapfenberg. An innovative training concept for digital technologies and projects such as the “digital miniature factory” prepare young professionals for connected and automated working environments, such as those found in the new special steel plant. In the competition for the best talent, voestalpine has now created a unique residential concept located directly next to the training center, primarily to enable young people from more distant regions to pursue a future-oriented apprenticeship in Kapfenberg.

The voestalpine BÖHLER CAMPUS provides a training environment that sets completely new standards—in terms of technology, education, and infrastructure. The campus combines modern teaching concepts with a high-quality living space, thereby strengthening the long-term appeal of apprenticeships at the Kapfenberg site.

Reinhard Nöbauer, Member of the voestalpine AG Management Board and Head of the High Performance Metals Division

High-quality facilities and a wide range of leisure activities

The first apprentices moved into the new voestalpine BÖHLER CAMPUS at the start of their training in September. A total of 60 fully furnished, modern single apartments with a living space of 25 m² to 30 m² and private bathrooms are available for apprentices aged 15 and above. Several social zones invite residents to chat, relax, and linger. In addition, indoor and outdoor activity areas such as a fitness room and a soccer field offer a wide range of leisure activities. A four-person educational team organizes joint activities and ensures a supportive and pleasant atmosphere on campus. The young residents can also take advantage of an optional meal plan with breakfast and lunch from the nearby Hotel Böhlerstern. Accommodation on campus is free of charge during the first year of training. From the second year onwards, a staggered monthly fee is charged.

Apprenticeship at voestalpine

Around 1,600 apprentices are currently completing their training in the voestalpine Group worldwide, 1,070 of them in Austria. This makes the Group the largest industrial apprentice trainer in the country. A total of around 450 apprentices in about 20 professions have real future prospects at the training locations in Styria. With the start of the new training year on September 1, 2025, 160 young people began their apprenticeships at the international steel and technology group’s Styrian locations. In addition to professional qualifications, voestalpine places great importance on the personal development of its up-and-coming talent. Language trips, excursions, health programs, and the annual Group Apprentice Day promote team spirit, personal responsibility, and international perspectives.

High Performance Metals Division

The voestalpine Group’s High Performance Metals Division produces and processes high-performance materials and offers services such as heat treatment, surface treatments, and additive manufacturing processes. With its global network of roughly 130 locations, the division is able to ensure material availability and processing, as well as local points of contact. The division is the global market leader for tool steel and high-speed steels, valve steels as well as special steels, powder materials, nickel-based and titanium alloys, plus pre-finished components produced using additive manufacturing technologies. Social, economic, and environmental aspects are integrated into the work undertaken by the division. Its main customer segments are the automotive supplier industry, the energy industry, the mechanical engineering industry as well as the consumer goods and aerospace industries. In the business year 2024/25, the division reported revenue of around EUR 3.2 billion, of which about 55% was generated outside Europe, and an operating result (EBITDA) of EUR 83 million; it had around 11,700 employees worldwide.

The voestalpine Group

voestalpine is a globally leading steel and technology group with a unique combination of materials and processing expertise. voestalpine, which operates globally, has around 500 Group companies and locations in more than 50 countries on all five continents. The voestalpine Group has been listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange since 1995. With its premium products and system solutions, voestalpine is a leading partner to the automotive and machinery industries, as well as to the aerospace and energy industries. The company is also the global market leader in railway systems and special sections. voestalpine is committed to the global climate goals and has a clear plan for transforming steel production with its greentec steel program. In the business year 2024/25, the Group generated revenue of EUR 15.7 billion, with an operating result (EBITDA) of EUR 1.3 billion; it has around 49,700 employees worldwide.

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