Geneva – World merchandise trade is expected to remain below trend into the fourth quarter of 2019, according to the WTO’s latest Goods Trade Barometer. The indicator’s reading of 96.6 marks a slight improvement compared to the 95.7 registered in August.

Mannheim - Increasing free cargo space points to low economic growth in Europe.

Cologne - CNC 80 E TB MR from Schwarze-Robitec's High Performance series is capable of bending tubes with diameters of up to 80 mm.

Nuremberg - Complete solution from a single source for highly dynamic servo presses.

London - Company stresses its aim to build a stronger and more sustainable business in Europe.

Frankfurt - For the first time in nearly two years, China's steel production fell in comparison with the previous year.

Stockholm - Prize was awarded for the groundbreaking use of martensitic steel in a 3D formed tube for automotive roof rail applications.

Luxemburg - EBITDA of $1.1bn in 3Q 2019, 31.6% lower as compared to $1.6bn in 2Q 2019.

Brussels - EUROMETAL publishes Q1-Q3 2019 figures of market monitoring system tracking EU steel distribution shipments and stocks.

Paris – Deep disparities define today’s energy world. The dissonance between well-supplied oil markets and growing geopolitical tensions and uncertainties. The gap between the ever-higher amounts of greenhouse gas emissions and the insufficiency of stated policies to curb those emissions.

Düsseldorf – SMS group’s Indian manufacturing facility at Bhubaneswar, SMS India Pvt. Ltd., which ranks among the most advanced heavy machinery workshops in the world, has received the Manufacturing Excellence Award 2019 from German Engineering Federation VDMA.

Salzgitter – In an environment of great political uncertainty, multiple trade conflicts and economic headwind, the Salzgitter Group generated a pre-tax profit of € 40.7 million in the first nine months of the financial year 2019.