Successful retrofit for high availability

Achern – For more than 20 years now, valve manufacturer Hawle has relied on a UNITOP overhead storage system by KASTO Maschinenbau to quickly and efficiently supply its production with the required raw materials.

26 Nov 2019

Schuler's TwinServo press extends range of machinery

Göppingen/Cartigliano – "To ensure full customer satisfaction, we always examine and suggest the most efficient and innovative solution," says Ares Benacchio. Therefore, the managing director of the automotive supplier Benacchio has opted for a 2 000-ton underfloor drive TwinServo press including coil line.

26 Nov 2019

Outokumpu publishes EPD for its main stainless steel products

Helsinki – Outokumpu has reinforced its drive for sustainability by becoming the world’s first stainless steel manufacturer to publish environmental product declarations (EPDs) covering its portfolio of stainless steel grades.

26 Nov 2019

Bosch puts 5G machines in pole position

Stuttgart – 5G is coming. The new communications standard accelerates the internet of things and boosts Industry 4.0. Control systems and sensors of the kind built into facilities, machinery, and logistics chains stand to gain from this fast, reliable real-time wireless data transfer.

26 Nov 2019

Steel Dynamics Announces Fourth Quarter 2019 Cash Dividend

Forth Wayne - Company's board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.24 per common share.

25 Nov 2019

Thyssenkrupp presses ahead with Group restructuring

Essen - Weaker global economic dynamic weighs on earnings in fiscal year 2018/2019.

25 Nov 2019

Assofermet: Without Ilva EU measures on imports will make less sense

Milan – An invitation to calm and an appeal to everyone’s sense of responsibility – this sums up the words spoken by Riccardo Benso, president of Assofermet, the Italian association of local steel and scrap distributors, during the EUROMETAL SSC Regional Meeting.

25 Nov 2019

Crude steel production in Germany October 2019

Düsseldorf – In October 2019, crude steel production fell by 7 % compared with an already weak prior-year month. In the course of the year to date, production is now 5 % below the prior-year period. The steel industry in Germany faces extremely challenging economic conditions.

 

25 Nov 2019

EUROFER supports EU WTO action on Indonesia

Brussels – The EU has launched a WTO challenge against Indonesian export restrictions on the raw materials used in stainless steel production. The European Steel Association (EUROFER) welcomes the announcement by the European Commission that they are taking Indonesia to the WTO.

25 Nov 2019

Schmolz + Bickenbach files appeal with FINMA

Lucerne – Schmolz + Bickenbach has received notice from the Swiss Takeover Board that the requests of Martin Haefner/BigPoint Holding AG and Liwet Holding AG, respectively, regarding an exemption from the obligation to make an offer in connection with the planned capital increase regarding Schmolz + Bickenbach, have been rejected.

25 Nov 2019

TMK Announces 3Q and 9M 2019 IFRS Results

Moscow - 9M Revenue down 4% y-o-y at $3,667m. Russian division’s 9M Revenue up 4% y-o-y at $2,719m.

22 Nov 2019

RWI / ISL Container Throughput Index: World trade returns to growth

Essen - Index has again risen slightly to 139.9 in October according to the current flash estimate.

22 Nov 2019

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