Primetals receives FAC for automation upgrades at Gerdau

London – In late March, Primetals Technologies received the Final Acceptance Certificates (FACs) for automation upgrades conducted on a third-party 6-strand billet caster and two blast furnaces of Gerdau Ouro Branco in Minas Gerais, Brazil.

06 Sep 2019

Valk Welding has developed a new wire

Alblasserdam – With the increasing demand for welding wire for very intensive use, mainly for the welding of heavy parts where multiple layers are needed, Valk Welding has developed a new wire in cooperation with its supplier.

05 Sep 2019

Salzgitter Flachstahl will revamp continuous caster No. 1

Düsseldorf – Salzgitter Flachstahl has commissioned SMS group to revamp continuous caster No. 1 at its Salzgitter works. The plant, which was delivered by SMS group in 1981, is to be fitted with a new machine head with mold, oscillator, and segment 0.

05 Sep 2019

Danieli carries out upgrades to two thin-slab casters at TISCO in Tangshan, China

Buttrio - TISCO ordered Danieli Rotelec mould electromagnetic brake technology (MM-EMB®) to produce defect-free thin slabs at high speeds and throughput.

04 Sep 2019

Tata Steel Europe announces outcome of sales process for non-core businesses

London - With regard to the potential sale of five non-core businesses,  buyers have been found for Kalzip and Firsteel.

04 Sep 2019

John Rowe steps down as Secretary-General of the ISSF

Brussels – John Rowe will step down as Secretary-General of the International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF) at the end of September 2019. On the conclusion of his contract he wrote a letter to the members of the ISSF which we hereby publish.

04 Sep 2019

Latin American trade balance records lowest deficit in 16 months

Sao Paulo, Brazil – Latin America registered its lowest commercial rolled steel deficit in 16 months, although there is a cumulative deficit of 2.0 Mt in rolled steel production compared to the first seven months of 2018.

04 Sep 2019

PIA Automation pursues Technology-to-Business strategy

Bad Neustadt - Under the umbrella of the "Digital & Innovation Lab", PIA – together with industry and research partners – is testing innovation projects in
digitization.

03 Sep 2019

Indonesia prefers export stop of nickel ore

Frankfurt - Nickel has reached a 5-year high at $ 18,850 a ton.

03 Sep 2019

Success runs in the family

Achern – Kasto has been around for 175 years – making the sawing and storage technology specialist one of the oldest family-owned businesses in the whole of Europe. The company’s history is closely bound up with that of its founders, the Stolzer family.

03 Sep 2019

Outokumpu’s Shareholders’ Nomination Board composition

Helsinki – Outokumpu’s Shareholders’ Nomination Board consists of the representatives of the four largest shareholders registered in the shareholder register of the company following Nasdaq Helsinki’s last trading day in August.

02 Sep 2019

POSCO Declares ‘POSCO Charter of Corporate Citizenship’

Pohang - "Continually seek changes and innovation in pursuit of sustainability by ultimately creating greater value for the company.”

31 Aug 2019