Sustainable mechanical engineering using
steel

At technology company voestalpine, a core entrepreneurial

value is the sustainability of the products. Voestalpine helps

prominent manufacturers produce machinery that is durable and has

a long product service life with the help of its wear-resistant, high,

and ultra-high tensile durostat® and alform® steels.

The chosen material for construction equipment is steel. It has a

high level of stability and weather resistance. Steel is a pioneer in

sustainability since it is virtually entirely recyclable. Customers at

Voestalpine are naturally picky and seek products that support

their efforts to save resources. This is why they have a special

interest in the voestalpine technology company's alform® and

durostat® steels.

Lightweight construction benefits from steel

The bigger a vehicle's load capacity in relation to its own

weight, the more useful it is in daily use. As a result, steels like

voestalpine alform® and durostat®, which are lightweight,

sustainably manufactured, and exceptionally durable, contribute

to resource conservation and environmental protection. Leading

producers of cranes, commercial vehicles, and trough trailers

utilize them because of their high sustainability rankings and great

performance in terms of robustness. A crucial component of

lightweight construction, its extraordinary toughness allows for the

production of pieces like crane booms with thinner walls while

maintaining the same levels of stability.

Greater efficiency in production and use

The most recent steel products from Voestalpine, such as

Alform® and Durostat® contribute to a decrease in emissions and

resource use. At the end of the day, lightweight building solutions

utilize less energy while providing the same performance and

superior stability. This efficiency improvement also results in lower

emissions.

High-strength steels from Voestalpine allow for the creation of

components that are virtual as light as aluminum. However,

producing them uses less than a fourth of the energy needed to

make the same amount of aluminum

A ton of steel costs 3 GJ and a ton of aluminum costs 5 GJ;

voestalpine uses 17.3 GJ, or a further 15% less energy, to make a

ton of steel.

(Gigajoule = GJ)

Environmentally and sustainably friendly

Voestalpine prioritizes sustainability across all of its operations,

not only its own production methods. The company's whole value

chain takes sustainability into account as a fundamental tenet of

its corporate strategy. This includes working with local vendors to

make sure that none of the partner firms engaged utilize any raw

materials from conflict zones or are connected in any way to a

child or forced labor.

"The SSCM (Sustainable Supply Chain Management) program

makes sure that our partners and suppliers are routinely

assessed using a stringently formulated set of standards. This

makes a significant contribution to ensuring that the high

standards we've established are followed."

Herbert Eibensteiner, CEO of voestalpine, in the 2019 Corporate

Responsibility Report.