Luxembourg - Federal Environment Minister Svenja Schulze pledged the Federal Government’s support for the construction of Germany’s first industrial scale hydrogen-based direct reduced iron (DRI) plant.

Frankfurt - The International Aluminium Institute (IAI) reports global aluminum production rose 3.1% in August from a year earlier to 5.7 million tons.

Essen - Parties agree not to disclose purchase price; closing expected within first half of 2022.

London - According to GlobalData production expected to recover  in 2021 and to reach 12.8 million tonnes.

London - Implementation at Kakogawa Works located in Kakogawa City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan is scheduled for the late 2023 to early 2024.

Brussels - In same period shipments of EU multi-product & proximity steelstockholding distribution were up by 12,3%.

Moscow - NLMK has commissioned a new grain-oriented electrical steel laser treatment unit with a capacity of 54,000 tonnes per year.

Lucerne - The Board of Directors proposes to the Annual General Meeting for election to the Board of Directors Ralf Göttel, Mario Rossi and Emese Weissenbacher, three new members.

Buttrio - The new ABS QWR4.0 is a technologically advanced, I4.0-driven wirerod mill plant hence the need to run protected automation systems, cybersecure by design.

Utrecht - Mammoet’s Head of Sustainability, Erica Gray: I believe embracing change, taking risks and becoming truly entrepreneurial is the route to creating a low carbon future.

Abu Dhabi - The agreement, which lasts for 10 months, intends to evaluate and analyse all phases of the project, discuss logistics and environmental issues among other.

Vienna - The strengths of pumped-storage plants (PSP) can be found in their rapid reaction to fluctuations in the supply of and demand for electricity.