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Herbert Eibensteiner

Chief Executive Officer (Chairman of the Management Board), Voestalpine

Search every verified Herbert Eibensteiner interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Herbert Eibensteiner, CEO of voestalpine, spoke at the 2024 Industriekongress about the geopolitical challenges facing European industry. He stated that European regulation has prioritized the Green Deal over industrial policy and competitiveness, and argued that the European Central Bank’s interest rate measures have been effective in slowing the economy. He also noted that the war in Ukraine and instability in the Middle East have disrupted energy supplies and shipping routes, increasing costs and delivery times for European companies. In earlier appearances, Eibensteiner discussed the company’s strategy of adapting to external pressures through efficiency programs and investment in innovation. He described voestalpine’s focus on digitalization, artificial intelligence, and electric mobility as growth areas, and emphasized the importance of flexibility and speed in responding to market changes. During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, he reported that the company had taken impairment losses and provisions of 480 million euros, leading to a negative EBIT, and forecast an EBITDA between 600 million and 1 billion euros.

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