# voestalpine to restart small blast furnace in Linz

voestalpine will restart the small blast furnace in Linz, Austria, in early September 2020, which had been temporarily shut down since March due to Covid-19. The restart brings steel production back to almost normal levels.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2020-08-23
- Where: Linz, Austria
- Value: $105.0M (90.0M EUR)
- Starts operating: 22 Sep 2020
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 1 million tons per year
- Products: high-quality steel grades
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [voestalpine](https://endata.com/companies/19723.md)

## Sources

- [boerse-social.com](https://www.boerse-social.com/2020/08/23/21st_austria_weekly_-_andritz_voestalpine_21082020), 2020-08-23: "The gradual revival of demand, which is most pronounced in the automotive, electrical, and processing industries, has led to an increased need for high-quality steel grades, making this step possible."
- [voestalpine.com](https://www.voestalpine.com/group/en/media/press-releases/2020-09-22-voestalpine-opens-the-worlds-most-advanced-continuous-caster-at-the-site-in-donawitz-today/), 2020-09-22: "The new continuous caster in Donawitz is an important step in strengthening our leading position in highly technologically-sophisticated markets such as railway infrastructure"
- [noen.at](https://www.noen.at/lilienfeld/sicherung-fuer-traisen-voestalpine-investiert-millionen-fuer-3d-sanddrucker-a7717935), 2020-09-23: "Die Steel Division des Konzerns errichtet am Standort Traisen ... eine neue Produktionshalle zur Herstellung von Sandformen für komplexe Gussteile im 3D-Druckverfahren."

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