Frankfurt am Main – In the future, VDMA and VDW will jointly promote the use and distribution of OPC UA standards for the entire mechanical engineering industry under the umati brand.

London - Significant reduction in wear and unplanned maintenance, prolonging campaign lifetime of blast furnace operation.

Detroit - Ford and autoworkers’ unions – especially the UAW – are working closely on initiatives to keep the workforce safe.

Helsinki - Outlook on ratings was changed to negative.

Frankfurt - Aluminum price has dropped below the $ 1,500 a ton mark to a new 4-year low at the LME.

Lucerne – Schmolz + Bickenbach announces the successful completion of its financial restructuring.

Essen – thyssenkrupp convinces AVIC Chenfei Commercial Aircraft Corporation in Chengdu (CCAC) with its “Materials as a Service” concept, which includes an onsite warehousing solution, and is awarded an additional work package with 1,200 metric tons of aluminum.

Luxemburg - "We are reducing production and temporary idling steelmaking and finishing assets, adapted on a country by country basis."

Stockholm - Temporary layoffs in Finnish operations following weakened market conditions as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

London –At the end of 2019 Baosteel commissioned an integrated control enter (ICC) for the CC3 two-strand continuous caster. The work was carried out in collaboration with Primetals  at the company's Steelworks No. 1 in Shanghai.

Essen - Cost reductions and job cuts of 3,000 jobs required.

Pittsburgh - Steel company announces a series of aggressive and meaningful actions.