VOESTALPINE : Morgan Stanley drops its Sell rating

Voestalpine AG is one of the European largest steel makers. Net sales break down by family of products as follows: - flat steel (32.6%): hot and cold laminated steel, galvanized steel, sheet metal, etc.; - long steel (21%): steering systems, rods, non-welded tubes, etc.; - special steel (18.9%); - steel components (18.6%); - other (8.9%). Net sales break down by market into automotive (31.6%), oil industry (15.4%), rail transportation (10.3%), construction (10.1%), civil and mechanical engineering (10%), household appliances (4.4%), aerospace (2.2%) and other (16%). Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Austria (7.5%), Europe (54.5%), North America (17.2%), Asia (6.9%), South America (4.6%) and others (9.3%).