Metals & mining industry deals totalled $3.68bn globally in July 2019

London - According to Global Data, the value marked an increase of 44.8% over the previous month and a drop of 46.3% when compared with the last 12-month.

09 Sep 2019

“If a process is chaotic to start with, it will remain chaotic after it has been digitalized.”

Florian Langer
Head of Factory Design
TRUMPF GmbH + Co. KG

09 Sep 2019

New Italian law supports ArcelorMittal Italia on Taranto

London – ArcelorMittal notes the publication yesterday on the Italian Official Journal of a decree law adopted by the Italian Government. This decree law amends the so-called Crescita decree law.

07 Sep 2019

British Industry nosedive continues as Brexit clock runs down

London – Britain’s manufacturers are firmly in a nosedive as the perfect storm of Brexit uncertainty, slowdown in major markets and trade wars takes its toll according to a major survey published yesterday by Make UK, The Manufacturers’ Organisation and  BDO LLP.

07 Sep 2019

US sets new anti-dumping duties on Mexican and Chinese structural steel imports

Washington - Department of Commerce announced its affirmative preliminary determinations in the antidumping duty.

06 Sep 2019

Industrial metals: Recovery rally, but nickel does not participate

Frankfurt - Recovery in metal prices is about to continue.

06 Sep 2019

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

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