Coronavirus pandemic has a significant economic impact on Voestalpine

Linz - Short-time work in Austria and other European countries unavoidable.

27. Mar 2020

Industrial metals: Prices surprisingly immune to weak US data

Franfkurt - Steel prices have been relatively robust in recent weeks.

27. Mar 2020

Taiwan's machine tool industry defies the corona epidemic

Taipei - Taiwan's exports in 2019 were $ 3.064 billion, of which approximately $ 2.538 billion were for machine tools and $ 52.6 million for metal-forming machine tools.

26. Mar 2020

Financial year 2019: KUKA Group stable despite difficult market environment

Augsburg - KUKA was able to significantly improve its earnings and to achieve a positive cash flow.

26. Mar 2020

Bosch developing COVID-19-(SARS-CoV-2) rapid testing kit

Stuttgart – Bosch Healthcare Solutions is currently working on the development of a COVID-19 rapid testing kit for the Vivalytic platform and will launch this in April 2020. The Vivalytic VRI test (Viral Respiratory Tract Infections) checks the patient’s sample for the SARS CoV-2 virus.

26. Mar 2020

Crude steel production in Germany February 2020

Düsseldorf  – Although crude steel production in Germany increased by 4 percent year-on-year to 3.5 million tonnes in February, this was starting from a low level.

26. Mar 2020

No HANNOVER MESSE in 2020

Hannover. – HANNOVER MESSE cannot take place this year due to the increasingly critical situation surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic. The Hannover region has issued a decree that prohibits the staging of the world's leading tradeshow for industrial technology.

26. Mar 2020

Large Plant Manufacturers hold their own in a difficult environment

Frankfurt - The companies of the VDMA Large Industrial Plant Manufacturers' group performed well in a volatile market environment characterised by strong price and competitive pressure.

25. Mar 2020

Parker Hannifin relies on FACTUREE

Berlin –  In today’s world, a high level of precision and fast delivery times are crucial to the production of individual components. Online manufacturer FACTUREE is meeting these new requirements with its wide range of manufacturing services, quick response times and on-time delivery.

25. Mar 2020

New date for NEFTEGAZ: 22 – 25 June 2020

Düsseldorf/Moscow – AO EXPOCENTR, Messe Düsseldorf GmbH and OOO Messe Düsseldorf Moscow are postponing the leading networking platform for the Russian oil and gas industry NEFTEGAZ due to the effects of the Coronavirus Covid-19.

25. Mar 2020

COVID-19 pandemic burdens the business of Klöckner & Co SE

Duisburg – Against the background of the impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic on the economy, the previous expectation for fiscal year 2020 published in the Group forecast by Klöckner & Co SE (“Klöckner & Co”) on March 10, 2020 cannot longer be maintained.

25. Mar 2020

Mood in the metal markets has changed overnight

Frankfurt - Expected US stimulus measures as well announcement to "re open" city of Wuhan causes prices to rise.

24. Mar 2020