Vienna International Basic Resources Industry News

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A-Tec - Franz Fehringer appointed as CFO

Franz Fehringer, head of the Treasury and Accounts Department, and a member of the management team, has been appointed as the group´s Chief Financial Officer.

September 27, 2010

A-Tec has Good Prospects on Shipping Company in Rijeka

The Croatian Competition Agency (ATZN) gives the Austrian A-Tec group under Mirko Kovats good chances in the bid for the privatization of the shipyard "3 Maj" in Rijeka.

September 24, 2010

Lenzing places EUR 120 million corporate bond with mainly private investors

Lenzing AG, a world market leader in man-made cellulose fibers, placed a seven-year corporate bond with a coupon rate of 3.875 %.

September 24, 2010

Böhler-Uddeholm Forge Operation Obtains 130 Million Euro From voestalpine

The stock exchange listed steel group voestalpine has invested 130 million euro in a new forge operation at Böhler Edelstahl, Kapfenberg.

September 23, 2010

Austria's Management and Supervisory Boards’ Salaries on the Test Bench

The partly state-run OMV had the most expensive board of all Austrian corporations in 2009. In total, the oil company spent 10.2 million euro on its bosses, 23.4% more than the previous year.

September 20, 2010

A-Tec's Subsidiary AE & E: CFO Brandt Moves to Sulzer

AE & E’s CFO, Juergen Brandt, will be CFO of the Swiss industrial group Sulzer. Jürgen Boggild moves to the Board.

September 20, 2010

Plansee expands into India and China

Despite the decline in sales, the Tyrolean company Plansee expands into Asia.

September 13, 2010

Russians buy Klausner

The financially ailing Tyrolean Wood Company Klausner has sold two of their last four German plants to the Russian competitors Ilim Timber.

August 25, 2010

Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment AG publishes half-year results

SBO, listed on the ATX market of the Vienna Stock Exchange, was able to take advantage of the increasingly rebounding market environment in the oilfield service industry in the first half of 2010.

August 18, 2010

Wienerberger approaching “black zero”

In the first half of 2010, the building materials group registered a loss of €39.4m. One year ago it was about €200m. Forecasts however remain cautious.

August 17, 2010

RHI AG to be the sole shareholder of Didier Werke AG.

The legal proceedings against a resolution adopted at the AGM of Didier-Werke were concluded today.

August 17, 2010

Strabag signs a deal in Abu Dhabi

The German subsidiary Züblin is the consortium manager for the construction of a new port Strabag scored a deal for the construction of the new port in Abu Dhabi, the company reports in a press release. Via the German subsidiary Züblin as lead manager

July 21, 2010

Andritz receives major order for new stainless steel works from China

International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from Fujian Fuxin Special Steel Co. Ltd. to supply major components and systems for a new stainless steel plant in Fujian Province, China.

July 20, 2010

Andritz Hydro to supply propeller turbines for Lower Mattagami hydropower project, Canada

International technology Group Andritz has been awarded a contract by Kiewit-Alarie a Partnership to supply three propeller turbines and generators for the Lower Mattagami River Project being developed by Ontario Power Generation in Ontario, Canada.

July 13, 2010

Voestalpine AG - Resolutions of AGM

Voestalpine AG Annual General Meeting approves dividend and share repurchase program.

July 8, 2010

Strabag loses job over €3b ($3,7b) in Bosnia

Strabag will terminate its order for a highway bypass in Bosnia. The project was not advertised, which is why the EBRD did not participate in the financing. The Austrian construction group Strabag is negotiating the resolution of a €3b motorway contra

July 5, 2010

Agrana Beteiligungs-AG - AGM approves unchanged dividend

The 23rd Annual General Meeting of AGRANA Beteiligungs-AG today voted to pay a dividend unchanged from the prior year - of EUR 1.95 per share for the completed 2009/10 financial year.

July 2, 2010

Voestalpine AG - EU fines steel producers - voestalpine affected by €22m

Voestalpine has today been informed that the EU Commission has imposed fines, following action taken against a number of European prestressing steel manufacturers, including voestalpine Austria Draht GmbH.

June 30, 2010

Strabag keeps Implenia in suspense

Implenia, the largest Swiss construction company, always on the seeker-list from Strabag boss Hans-Peter Haselsteiner, is suddenly announcing intentions to sell.

June 25, 2010

Voestalpine AG - AGM

Invitation to the General Meeting

June 4, 2010

STRABAG wins new large orders worth € 156 million in Romania and Abu Dhabi

STRABAG, Central and Eastern Europe’s largest construction company, has won two new large orders in Romania and Abu Dhabi.

June 2, 2010

Voestalpine - Difficult business year 2009/10 successfully mastered

Due to the extremely challenging economic circumstances, in the business year 2009/10, the voestalpine Group incurred a significant decline in revenue and operating result compared to the previous year.

June 1, 2010

Strabag to team up with Lafarage

Strabag boss Hans Peter Haselsteiner said today his company wanted to protect itself from volatile cement market prices as the firm is set to cooperate with the cement production’s world market leader.

May 26, 2010

Lafarge and Strabag to create a common company in cement in CEE

Lafarge, the world leader in building materials, and STRABAG, Central and Eastern Europe´s largest construction company, are combining their cement activities in several countries of Central Europe.

May 25, 2010

Andritz receives further major orders from stainless steel producers in China

International technology Group Andritz has received orders with a total value of about 50 MEUR from two stainless steel producers in China.

May 25, 2010

Alfred Gusenbauer will be Strabag's chief of supervisory board

The former SPÖ Chancellor succeeds Waldemar Jud as head of the supervisory board of Strabag.

May 18, 2010