Böhler

For people named Böhler, see Böhler (surname).

Böhler

Formerly	Gebrüder Böhler & Co., Vereinigte Edelstahlwerke (VEW)
Industry	Steel
Founded	1870
Defunct	1991 (1991)
Fate	Merged with Uddeholms AB
Successor	Böhler-Uddeholm

Böhler was an Austrian trader for steel. It was founded in 1870 by the brothers Albert and Emil Böhler. Following World War II, the company was nationalized in 1946. It was merged with other Austrian steel companies to form the VÖEST-Alpine AG, before being restructured into a subsidiary of said VÖEST-Alpine AG called Vereinigte Edelstahlwerke (German for 'United Stainless Steel Works'). After considerable losses, the VÖEST-Alpine AG and its subsidiaries were restructured again in 1988. The Böhler companies were merged with Uddeholms AB in 1991, following the acquisition of Uddeholm by VÖEST-Alpine Stahl AG in 1990.

See also

• Böhler-Uddeholm
• Voestalpine
• Voestalpine Böhler Welding

Sources

• 100 Jahre Böhler Edelstahl: 1870-1970. Wien, Gebr. Böhler u. Co. AG, 1970
• Bundesgesetz vom 26. Juli 1946 über die Verstaatlichung von Unternehmungen (Verstaatlichungsgesetz) (in German). July 26, 1946.

External links

• Company magazine 1938-1944, digitized by the Austrian National Library