> Industry leader in customized high-quality and high-tech steel products and solutions

> New Company dimensions:

Annual sales of 11.6 billion euros
Operative result of 1 billion euros
41,200 employees, the majority employed at locations outside Austria

> Represented worldwide by more than 360 production and sales companies in more than 60 countries throughout the world

> Top international Position

Number one in switch technology and special steel (such as tool steel)
Leading partner in the energy sector with high-quality heavy plates and seamless tubes
Number one in Europe in high-quality steel strip, rails, special tubes and high-quality wire
Leading European supplier of high-quality automotive components

> One of the most innovative companies in the industry with research and development expenses amounting 112 million euros per year

> International pioneer in environmental emissions and energy efficiency in the steelmaking industry

> Listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange since 1995, high-performance ATX company