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

Fuel Cells for Maritime Shipping

Weinheim – Freudenberg Sealing Technologies will act as a technology partner in the Pa-X-ell2 project. The goal is to develop a new generation of fuel cells for use on seagoing vessels

10 Oct 2019

Primetals to modernize Zenith Steel billet caster

London – Chinese steel producer Zenith Steel Group Co., Ltd. (Zenith Steel) awarded an order to Primetals Technologies to modernize a 10-strand billet caster in its converter steel making plant #3 in Changzhou.

09 Oct 2019

HYBRIT - Toward fossil-free steel

Stockholm – In 2016, SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall joined forces to create HYBRIT – an initiative that endeavours to revolutionize steel-making. HYBRIT aims to replace coking coal, traditionally needed for ore-based steel making, with hydrogen. The result will be the world’s first fossil-free steel-making technology, with virtually no carbon footprint.

09 Oct 2019

tk Steel, Equinor and Open Grid Europe to conduct joint feasibility study

Essen – tk Steel Europe, broad energy company Equinor and Open Grid Europe have launched a joint feasibility study to explore the decarbonized production and supply of “blue” hydrogen from natural gas to Germany’s largest steel plant in Duisburg.

09 Oct 2019

All Steels Trading UK completes acquisition of Bromford Iron & Steel

Thirsk - With a history spanning well over 200 years, Bromford Iron & Steel had gained a reputation as producer of hot rolled long products.

08 Oct 2019

Tata Steel and partners explore potential carbon capture project to reduce CO2 emissions from steelmaking

Ijmuiden - Tata Steel has joined forces with Dutch companies Gasunie, EBN and Port of Amsterdam.

08 Oct 2019

Primetals to convert VD to VOD plant at Çolakoğlu in Turkey

London – Turkish steelmaker Çolakoğlu Metalurji A.S. (Çolakoğlu) has placed an order with Primetals Technologies to upgrade an existing VD (Vacuum Degassing) plant in its Dilovası meltshop to a VOD (Vacuum Oxygen Decarburization) plant.

04 Oct 2019

tk Rasselstein has 48-year old tandem cold mill modernized by SMS group

Düsseldorf – In March 2019, thyssenkrupp Rasselstein GmbH (tk Rasselstein) has awarded SMS group an order covering the modernization of the oil application system of the tandem cold mill No. 2.

04 Oct 2019

Meticulous sawing of additively-manufactured components

Achern – Formnext is the international trade fair for additive manufacturing technologies and its various processes. In 2019 the event will be held from 19 to 22 November in Frankfurt/Main – and KASTO will be there showcasing an innovative sawing concept.

03 Oct 2019