Berlin – In May 2019 the modules PSImetals/Planning and Quality went live at PSI’s long-term Chinese customer MaSteel. The modules cover more than 50 production lines in five plant areas in the flat part of MaSteel’s production.

Oslo - Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) announced that Hydro’s bauxite and alumina operations in Brazil have been successfully certified.

Tscherepowez - Russian steel and mining company has established a new unit that will be focused on the development of digital businesses.

Frankfurt/Main – In May 2019, incoming orders in the mechanical engineering sector in Germany fell again by 7 percent in real terms. While domestic demand almost stagnated (minus 1 per cent), orders from abroad were 9 per cent below the previous year's relatively high level.

Kassel – Researchers at the University of Kassel have now succeeded in developing a smart steel that can also be produced cost-effectively in sufficiently large dimensions with good properties. This opens new avenues for use in the construction industry.

Düsseldorf / Hagen –  The WSM Wirtschaftsverband Stahl- und Metallverarbeitung e.V. (German Steel and Metal Processing Trade Association) supports open technology in the promotion of new drive technologies. The transport sector must contribute to the attainment of climate targets.

Omaha - This is the second distributor acquisition for thyssenkrupp Elevator in the past months.

Luxemburg - Agreement includes sites in Ostrava (Czech Republic), Galati (Romania), Skopje (Macedonia), Piombino (Italy), Dudelange (Luxembourg) and several finishing lines at ArcelorMittal Liège (Belgium).

Dordrecht - The process was launched by the Dutch King as part of the celebrations marking the 400th anniversary of the Dordrecht Synod.

Düsseldorf - Hans Jürgen Kerkhoff, President of the Wirtschaftsvereinigung Stahl: "The summit results of Osaka are disappointing for the steel industry."

Essen – The Indian aerospace industry is growing steadily. The international original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are increasingly purchasing components in India and are carrying out research and development locally.ssen –

Oslo – Outokumpu has on Friday last week signed a secured EUR 400 million term loan. The margin of the loan is linked to the total recordable incident frequency rate and carbon dioxide emission per ton of stainless steel produced, both in relation to set targets.