Voestalpine Sells BÖHLER Profil to Kadant as Restructuring Nears Completion

Voestalpine completes sale of BÖHLER Profil to Kadant, while navigating US steel tariffs and launching eco-friendly wire coating phreeco. Stock shows oversold signal.

The Austrian steelmaker has crossed another milestone in its portfolio overhaul. Voestalpine completed the sale of voestalpine BÖHLER Profil GmbH & Co KG to US-based Kadant Inc. on April 30, 2026, effectively wrapping up the reorganization of its High Performance Metals Division.

The business, now renamed Kadant Profil GmbH & Co KG, will remain at its Bruckbach site in Austria. All roughly 150 employees keep their jobs. In the 2024/25 fiscal year, the unit generated revenue of €51.5 million. Kadant is folding the operation into its Industrial Processing segment, which specializes in custom-rolled profiles and industrial knife solutions using near-net-shape rolling techniques and demanding materials.

Tariff Headwinds and a Green Tech Silver Lining

While the divestiture marks a clean break from non-core assets, Voestalpine is grappling with a different set of challenges across the Atlantic. Since March 2025, new US steel and aluminum tariffs have been eating into earnings. The company estimates the hit at a mid-double-digit million-euro amount for the current fiscal year. The Tubulars division is bearing the brunt, facing levies of up to 50 percent on specialty pipes, compounded by low oil prices.

Yet on home turf, the group is positioning itself for regulatory tailwinds. At the wire & Tube trade fair, Voestalpine unveiled phreeco, a wax-based wire coating that contains no phosphate, heavy metals, or PFAS. With European authorities tightening restrictions on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, the product offers an alternative ahead of potential bans. The EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, which kicks in this year, also plays to Voestalpine’s strengths as a low-emission producer, making imported steel more expensive through CO? certificates and quotas.

Financials Hold Steady Despite Pressure

Operationally, the company is keeping its footing. Over the first three quarters of the current fiscal year, operating profit reached €1 billion, while EBIT climbed to €473 million. Management continues to forecast full-year EBITDA between €1.4 billion and €1.55 billion.

The restructuring bill is being funded in part by capital markets. In mid-April, Voestalpine upsized its 2023 convertible bond by €35 million, with the tranche maturing in 2028 and convertible into roughly 864,000 of its own shares. Separately, the steelmaker has finished the shell construction of a new electric arc furnace hall in Linz.

Stock Momentum and Technical Signals

Voestalpine shares traded at €43.62 on the day of the Kadant announcement, up just over two percent from the prior close. The stock has nearly doubled from its June 2025 low of €22.20, though it remains about 11 percent shy of the 52-week high of €49.10. The relative strength index sits at 27.8, deep in oversold territory — a level that tends to catch the eye of technically inclined investors.

On a 12-month view, the stock has gained roughly 85 percent, reflecting broader confidence in the group’s strategic direction. The full-year results, due June 3, 2026, will provide granular detail on the exact tariff burden and early demand signals for the new phreeco coating line.