Primetals sells 3 high-speed wire rod mills to China

London – To consolidate its market position by upgrading its existing production capacity, a customer in the People’s Republic of China has signed a contract with Primetals Technologies for three high-speed wire rod mills.

26. May 2020

April 2020 crude steel production

Brussels – World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association was 137.1 million tonnes (Mt) in April 2020, a 13.0%   decrease compared to April 2019.

25. May 2020

Laser blanking improves forming process

Göppingen – Renowned car manufacturers in Europe benefit from the advantages of the Dynamic Flow Technology and show how it works.

25. May 2020

tk Schulte secures route to the Zugspitze

Essen – The hiking route through the Höllentalklamm gorge offers summiteers an extraordinary experience on the way to the Zugspitze, Germany’s highest mountain.

25. May 2020

ISSF: New edition of the Stainless Steel in Figures available

Brussels - Statistics about the world stainless steel industry is divided into 3 sections: history, actual performance and potential.

22. May 2020

Mood change and high surpluses on the metal markets

Frankfurt - National People's Congress of the Communist Party, the most important political gathering in China, affects metal markets.

22. May 2020

Recession in the automotive industry affects platinum markets

Moscow - Nornickel, the world’s largest producer of palladium and high-grade nickel, presents global review of nickel and platinum markets.

22. May 2020

Eastern European steelworks and foundries resume operations

Dusseldorf - The European steel and metals industry is showing signs of a beginning recovery from the COVID 19 crisis.

22. May 2020

Trumpf enters the world of automated arc welding

Ditzingen – Trumpf has released its first automated arc welding system. The TruArc Weld 1000 comes with a collaborative robot known as a “cobot”.

21. May 2020

Scenarios for Feeding Hydrogen into Gas Transport Network

Berlin – PSI Software AG has delivered a test system based on PSIganproda 5.1 for Thyssengas GmbH. With it, scenarios for hydrogen feed-in into the existing Thyssengas GmbH gas transport network can be examined.

20. May 2020

Increased productivity and improved plant safety

Düsseldorf – Salzgitter Flachstahlhas awarded SMS group  the order to upgrade the Salzgitter hot strip mill. This revamp concerns the coiler section of the hot strip mill.

20. May 2020

Neff protects dies with newly developed Schuler system

Göppingen/Bretten – At the end of 2019, the household appliance manufacturer Neff purchased Schuler's camera-supported monitoring system "Visual Die Protection".

20. May 2020