Voestalpine Seeks Breathing Room in US Pipe Case While Carbon Reform Fears Brew
Published on 11/09/2026 at 17:32 | Editorial boerse-global.de
Voestalpine's Vienna-listed shares closed Friday at €40.06, down 3.0%, as a broad retreat swept European equity markets in the wake of steep losses on the US tech-heavy Nasdaq the previous session. dpa-AFX counted the steelmaker among the Vienna stocks posting sizeable declines, while Reuters tied the global selloff to investor unease over artificial intelligence regulation and data-centre spending.
Tubulars Asks Washington for More Time
Away from the trading floor, Voestalpine Tubulars GmbH & Co. KG has moved to slow the clock on a US trade case. On 27 October the unit asked the US Commerce Department to postpone the final determination in its antidumping investigation into Austrian OCTG pipe, and separately requested that the preliminary measures be extended by up to six months. The application is set out in an official government publication.
More Than 100 Firms Push Back on Carbon Costs
On the policy front, Voestalpine is among the signatories of a joint letter on the planned overhaul of the EU emissions trading system. Reuters reported on Thursday that more than 100 European companies used the letter to warn of potential additional costs arising from the reforms.
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Linz Hosts Cross-Border Apprentice Gathering
The company also had news of its own to report on Thursday: 380 young skilled workers from Austria, Germany and Switzerland gathered in Linz for the group's apprentice day. At the start of the new training year, Voestalpine took on 311 new apprentices in Austria — the intake confined to its home market, even as the Linz event brought together trainees from all three countries.
Separately, Voestalpine Rail Technology said on 27 October that Timna Gschwandl received the individual award at the Bahnindustrie Award 2026 for the test-track project in Donawitz.
Results Date Circled
The next confirmed date on the financial calendar is 11 November, when Voestalpine will publish its figures for the first half of the 2026/27 fiscal year.
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