worldsteel elects new officers and welcomes new members

Monterrey, Mexico – The Board of Directors of the World Steel Association (worldsteel) yesterday elected the following new officers for 2019/2020 at the worldsteel General Assembly in Monterrey.

17 Oct 2019

tk Materials Services expands capacities in Eastern Europe

Essen – thyssenkrupp Materials Hungary, a company of the Materials Services business area, has further expanded its site in the Hungarian capital Budapest. Within ten months, a new warehouse and processing hall was built.

17 Oct 2019

Ningbo Iron & Steel grants FAC to SMS group

Düsseldorf – On 26 September 2019, only 14 months from the placement of the order, Ningbo Iron & Steel Co., Ltd., China, issued to SMS group the FAC (Final Acceptance Certificate) for the successful execution of the laminar cooling modernization in its HSM.

17 Oct 2019

Outokumpu – Publishing of the third-quarter 2019 results

Helsinki – Outokumpu will publish the third-quarter 2019 results on Thursday October 31, 2019 at approximately 9.00 am EET

17 Oct 2019

Schwarze-Robitec presents tube bending solutions

Cologne - At this year's Fabtech in Chicago the company will present the new CNC 25 E TB MR machine for small tube diameters and the larger CNC 80 E TB MR machine.

16 Oct 2019

China has imported a lot of iron ore and copper

Frankfurt - According to data from the customs authorities, China has imported the third largest amount of iron ore in one month at almost 100 million tons.

16 Oct 2019

worldsteel Short Range Outlook October 2019

Brussels – The World Steel Association (worldsteel) today released its Short Range Outlook (SRO) for 2019 and 2020. In 2019 worldsteel forecasts that steel demand in China will grow by 7.8% to reach 900.1 Mt and the rest of the world is expected to record 0.2% growth to 874.9 Mt.

15 Oct 2019

tk Aerospace sets standards in quality, safety and reliability

Essen – Yesterday’s World Standard Day was intended to raise awareness of how important standards and uniform regulations can be. Standards and certifications are probably more important in the aerospace industry than any other.

15 Oct 2019

Klöckner & Co. SE – Guidance for full year 2019

Duisburg – Based on preliminary figures the operating income (EBITDA) of Klöckner & Co SE for the third quarter 2019 is expected to be €26 million before material special effects and therefore within the previously published guidance range of €25-35 million.  

15 Oct 2019

Distributing material in times of distributed manufacturing

Ilse Henne
Chief Operating Officer, Business Area Materials Services
thyssenkrupp

14 Oct 2019

Third fabric filter in Duisburg taking shape

Duisburg – Record temperatures, the Greta effect, CO2 tax – climate change is dominating the headlines and putting other environmental issues in the shade. But there are other substances beside CO2 that have an impact on the environment.

11 Oct 2019

Exlabesa expands the aluminum remelt capacity at its Padrón facility.

Düsseldorf – In close partnership with Hertwich Engineering, a company of SMS group, Exlabesa put into operation a continuous homogenizing plant at its Padrón-based facility in 2018. Following this investment, Exlabesa has now ordered a PR130 multi-chamber melting furnace.

10 Oct 2019