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From the very Beginning

Photo credit: Harald Tauderer

Discover the "From the very Beginning" Tour

Experience the entire steel-making process, which begins with the extraction of raw materials and ends with the finished product made from premium steel.

This guided tour requires a booking via our booking form and by email to Abenteuer Erzberg

(please quote the booking code “voestalpine – From the very beginning”).

What to expect

The tour starts at Erzberg, in Eisenerz. You will then make your own way to the visitor centre in Donawitz. The tour continues here, taking in the key stages of production – from steelmaking via the blast furnace route to further processing.

  • Erzberg
  • Sinter plant
  • Blast furnace
  • Blast furnace control room
  • Process description of the steelworks
  • Rail rolling mill
  • Wire rolling mill

We include the steelworks in terms of content in our tour and explain its processes and significance within the overall context. Please note that we do not enter the steelworks directly, as visitor access is currently not permitted there.

Please note that transport (Erzberg, Eisenerz and the wire rolling mill in St. Peter Freienstein) is not included.

Should you require a coach for your group, we can arrange this for you, with the costs being charged directly to you (approx. EUR 200).

We recommend lunch in our works restaurant “CASEDO”,

 

Register here

Key figures at a glance

The tour starts at Erzberg, continues after lunch at the Visitor Centre in Donawitz, and takes you through all the key stages of production along the blast furnace route, right through to the further processing of premium steel products:

  • Duration: approx. 8 hours
  • Start: Abenteuer Erzberg, Eisenerz
  • End: Visitor Centre
  • Focus: Raw material extraction, steel production and processing,