Quality

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Quality Management

BÖHLER is known worldwide for its high quality products. To ensure our standards in the long term and to be able to react quickly and appropriately to changes in requirements, BÖHLER is committed to an important process management system.

Stable processes with predictable results are our strength and the pillar of our system. We are continually working to improve our products and processes. Our focus is always on the most optimal results for our clients, employees, suppliers and environment.

BÖHLER’s quality management system in Spain is certified by the ISO 9001:2015 standard granted by the certifying body SGS International Certification Services, with a strategic commitment to quality and continuous improvement. Thanks to the international implementation of an integrated quality management system, all our suppliers are companies certified in accordance with the UNE EN ISO 9001 and/or UNE EN ISO 9002 standards, meeting the quality requirements in accordance with the most demanding international standards. .

Additionally, we have a series of approvals from regulators and clients such as Airbus, Boeing, Rolls Royce, BAE-Systems, GE Transportation Aviation and Pratt & Whitney Aircraft.

Quality Policy

voestalpine High Performance Metals Ibérica, SAU, a special steel marketing company whose main suppliers are the factories of our group, with its brands Böhler, Uddeholm and Buderus Edelstahl for our clients in Spain.

With our professional experience, our technical knowledge and our special tool steels for cold work, hot work, plastic molds and specialties, we accompany our clients in the automotive, construction, energy, consumer goods, aerospace, mechanical engineering etc. in the optimal performance of their economic activity.

The voestalpine group, the voestalpine High Performance Metals Ibérica, S.A.U. company, employees and management, are committed to:

  • Respect for current legislation and regulations.
  • Compliance with the internal rules of the voestalpine group, including the code of conduct and compliance.
  • The continuous improvement of processes throughout the organization, implementing the ISO 9001:2015 standard, meeting its requirements in order to provide a framework of reference and establish and review quality objectives.

At voestalpine High Performance Metals Ibérica, S.A.U., both employees and our business partners, we want to continue maintaining and establishing long-lasting and stable collaborative relationships with our clients, always trying to offer the highest quality for our products and services. For this reason, our suppliers are also evaluated under quality standards, carrying out a continuous evaluation and classifying them according to their performance as a supplier. To achieve this, we have a team of professionals who manage our quality system in an active and dynamic way, which allows us to adapt to changes in the environment.

This Quality Policy is disseminated through internal and external communication channels to our workers, collaborators and clients with the firm commitment to promote their knowledge and apply it in the commitments acquired by voestalpine High Performance Metals Ibérica, S.A.U., and its commercial divisions Böhler, Uddeholm and Buderus Edelstahl.

January 2024

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Circular dated 02/11/2014

Dodd–Frank Act

Under the US Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (“Dodd-Frank Act”), Section 1502, certain companies have a specific obligation to report to their respective Securities and Exchange Commissions. Additionally, companies must report annually on whether their products contain conflict minerals (currently focused on: columbite-tantalite, coltan, cassiterite, gold, wolframite or their derivatives) from the Democratic Republic of the Congo or contiguous countries specified by the Dodd-Frank Act. As a result, the companies of the BÖHLER Special Steel Division can affirm that we comply with the Dodd-Frank law and that none of the minerals we use come from conflict zones.

In order to ensure compliance with the Dodd-Frank Act in the Specialty Steel Division, Voestalpine’s management team has decided that companies in this division will only purchase raw materials and other products containing minerals from conflict zones from suppliers that provide the complete report from the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition, Incorporated (http://www.eicc.info) in which it ensures that the minerals present in the raw materials or products purchased do not come from the Democratic Republic of the Congo or adjoining countries, and that the required measures have been taken to ensure it.

This resolution is mandatory and binding for all companies in the BÖHLER Special Steel Division. The Specialty Steel Division includes all companies in which Voestalpine has a direct or indirect interest of at least 50% or which are under its control.

In the case of voestalpine High Performance Metals Ibérica, S.A.U., the conditions are fully met, so the companies of the BÖHLER Special Steel Division use the following statements to assure our customers that their supplies comply with the Dodd-Law. Frank:

A. Origin

Recibido el compromiso de todos nuestros proveedores de materias primas, certificamos que el Tungsteno (W) [usado en nuestra producción /contenido de nuestros productos] no proviene de la República Democrática del Congo ni de países contiguos.

B. Our products do not contain conflict minerals

At the request of our customers, we have reviewed the historical sales of all BÖHLER grades and none of the grades supplied in the last 12 months have been alloyed with minerals from conflict zones, nor have these been used in our production processes or in supplied materials. from our suppliers.

If in doubt, contact us for more information.

The EU decree (REACH) for chemical products came into force on June 1, 2007. Based on this new policy, new obligations have been created for manufacturers, suppliers and customers, which could have an influence on our future relationships. commercials. Therefore, we can perfectly understand your concern.

The registration obligation is valid for substances such as substances in preparation and substances in production (the latter only under certain conditions). Additionally, we have been intensely dedicated to this task for some time and we strive to have the most current policies to determine the origin and areas affected by this decree.

We can ensure timely compliance with all legal obligations and regulations arising from the REACH provisions. We will do everything possible to supply, also under the new chemicals legislation, our products with the highest quality standards and in their usual form.

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