Our history

historic black and white photo of the outside of steel production site.

Steel for the future

With a long tradition

Committed entrepreneurship and a passion for steel production have shaped Buderus Edelstahl
and made it successful.

With a company history stretching back almost three hundred years, we are still one of the leading special steel producers.

2022
 
outside view of new flame cutting system facility 2022

With the installation of a fully enclosed flame cutting system, large-sized scrap pieces can be cut for remelting and returned  into new products

2021
 
2021

Construction of fully automatic sawing system for closed die forging

2018
 
2018

New heat treatment for closed die forging

2017
 
2017

Automation of closed die forging press 5 through robots

2014
 
Outside view of a dust removal facility. 2014

With the construction of a state-of-the-art dedusting plant for the steel mill, Buderus Edelstahl becomes one of the most environmentally friendly steel producers

2010
 
steel block glowing red-hot in a forging press 2010

The new forging press with an upsetting force of 10,000 tons provides optimum
production conditions for largest ingots

2007
 
2007

The Austrian voestalpine AG takes over Böhler-Uddeholm AG

2005
 
2005

Sale of Edelstahlwerke Buderus AG to the Austrian Böhler-Uddeholm AG.
Name changed to Buderus Edelstahl GmbH

2003
 
2003

Crude steel production reaches an all-time high and Robert Bosch GmbH acquires the Edelstahlwerke Buderus AG

2001
 
2001

With the 1.2738 mod. TS-HH, later known as Thruhard Supreme, we invented another top grade for ever larger mold frames

1989
 
1989

The material 1.2738 developed by Buderus Edelstahl is included in the standards system
and subsequently becomes the worldwide standard for large mold frames

1965
 
A historic photo in black and white depicting a street corner with rows of houses and a man driving past on a bike. 1965

Change of name to Edelstahlwerke Buderus AG and complete integration into the Flick Group

1935
 
1935

First Electric Arc Furnace built on-site

1924
 
1924

The company is renamed Stahlwerke Röchling Buderus

1920
 
1920

Buderus-Röchling AG steelworks founded on April 20, 1920

1884
 
1884

The company goes public and is now called Buderus’sche Eisenwerke AG

1836
 
1836

Johann Wilhelm Buderus II takes over the management of the charcoal blast furnace plant Friedrichshütte

1731
 
Silhouette side portrait of Johann Wilhelm Buderus 1731

Company founded by Johann Wilhelm Buderus I on March 14, 1731