Augsburg - Kuka is supplying 23 friction stir welding cells with integrated robots for the production of electric vehicles for an automotive customer. Largest single order in this area for Kuka.

London - The company confirms that it will continue with the announced closure of the heavy end assets and restructuring program at Port Talbot.

London - Trade association has released election manifesto advocating for policies that would create a more equitable environment and enhance the competitiveness of the UK steel industry.

Paris - The modernization project included the replacement of two old curing ovens and cooling sections to upgrade the existing coil coating.

Helsinki - Juhani has been working at Outokumpu since 2022 as Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and his role covers legal and compliance.

Stockholm - Palmqvist will lead the work with SSAB’s fossil-free transformation in Oxelösund, which will reduce Sweden’s total CO2-emissions by around 3 percent.

Gazoldo degli Ippoliti - The group will hire all employees and invest 600 million euros in the Grand Port site in Marseille.

Perth - development of the BioIron Research and Development Facility follows successful trials of the innovative ironmaking process in a small-scale pilot plant in Germany.

Helsinki - In the future, Metso will design, test and manufacture technologies, equipment and components in Lahdesjärvi for the production of aggregates and sand.

Essen - According to the latest flash estimate, the Container Throughput Index of the RWI - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) rose slightly.