Van Leeuwen acquires Benteler Distribution

Zwijndrecht, NL – Following its press release on 27 August 2019, the Van Leeuwen Pipe and Tube Group announces that it has successfully completed the acquisition of Benteler Distribution, a division of Benteler International AG.

29 Nov 2019

EU action on steel circumvention welcomed by Eurofer

Brussels – The European Steel Association (EUROFER) has welcomed the announcement by the European Commission that it will be investigating the circumvention of antidumping duties by Chinese exporters of metallic coated steel.

28 Nov 2019

Constellium awards contract to SMS group

Düsseldorf – SMS group has received an order from Constellium Rolled Products Ravenswood for the modernization of the 112 inch finishing mill exit end of its aluminum hot strip mill. This modernization of the exit end covers the replacement of two “constant passline” coilers with a single fixed position coiler.

28 Nov 2019

OPC UA makes life easier for measurement technicians

Frankfurt/Main – The non-proprietary communication standard OPC UA (Open Platform Communications Unified Architecture) is currently experiencing rapid growth because the open platform facilitates the integration of new machines and devices into production.

28 Nov 2019

New corrosion resistant alloy receives innovation prize

Sandviken - A new innovative grade, Sanicro® 35 has been developed with a high-performance material that is new to the market.

27 Nov 2019

Indian stainless steel consumption touches 2.5kg/capita

Zutphen - India registered an increase of over 100% in steel consumption in a period of just eight years.

27 Nov 2019

October 2019 crude steel production

Brussels – World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 151.5 million tonnes (Mt) in October 2019, a 2.8% decrease compared to October 2018.

27 Nov 2019

ArcelorMittal Duisburg puts new storage hall into operation

Duisburg – Faster as planned: This week - after just seven months of construction - steel producer ArcelorMittal Duisburg has put the new coil storage hall at its site in Ruhrort into operation - about eight weeks earlier than planned.

27 Nov 2019

Severstal invests 1 billion rubles in the modernization of Izhora Pipe Plant

Cheveporets - Izhora Pipe Plant specializes in the production of electric-welded pipes with a diameter of 508 mm.

26 Nov 2019

ArcelorMittal invests in new sustainability program throughout Europe

Duisburg - Goal of the Responsible Steel Certification initiative is to certify all sites of ArcelorMittal Europe - Flat Products.

26 Nov 2019

umati live in Thailand

Frankfurt am Main. – From 20 to 23 November this year, 48 top German companies from the machine tool and metalworking industries were guests at Metalex in Bangkok. It is the largest metalworking trade fair in the Asean region and this year, for the first time, Germany has been named a partner country.

26 Nov 2019

Successful retrofit for high availability

Achern – For more than 20 years now, valve manufacturer Hawle has relied on a UNITOP overhead storage system by KASTO Maschinenbau to quickly and efficiently supply its production with the required raw materials.

26 Nov 2019