Global crude steel output increases by 3.4% in 2019

Brussels, Belgium – Global crude steel production reached 1,869.9 million tonnes (Mt) for the year 2019, up by 3.4% compared to 2018. Crude steel production contracted in all regions in 2019 except in Asia and the Middle East.

28 Jan 2020

Commercial Metals Company Poland signs a 10-year Agreement with Statkraft

Amsterdam - The agreement fixes the price for 20 percent of CMC Poland’s power consumption, starting in 2021.

24 Jan 2020

Metalshub grows in 2019 to 100 million euro platform turnover

Dusseldorf - Fivefold increase compared to the 20 million euro achieved in 2018.

24 Jan 2020

Production of sellable steel strips directly after the first coil

Düsseldorf – Shougang Jingtang (Shougang Jingtang United Iron & Steel), China, successfully commissioned the new hot-dip galvanizing line supplied by SMS group. The new line is especially equipped to produce high-strength grades with tensile strengths of up to 1,350 MPa.

24 Jan 2020

Gocator® 2512 Smart 3D Laser Sensor Awarded inVision Top Innovation 2020

Teltow - Smart sensor is precision-engineered for scanning specular surfaces such as glass, polished metals, and plastics.

23 Jan 2020

World Energy Council publishes new research report about progress in energy storage

London - The Brief contains exclusive information on the current state-of-play of energy storage and showcases 10 case studies.

23 Jan 2020

Pushing innovation, realizing complex systems

Dipl.-Ing. Alex Makuch
CEO
MicroStep Europa GmbH

23 Jan 2020

US-China trade agreement is significantly damaging to the EU

Kiel – The recent Phase I agreement between the US and China will have a significant negative impact on EU exports of goods. It will probably cost the EU around USD 11 billion in exports to China. Among the EU countries, Germany is particularly affected.

23 Jan 2020

Two lasers cutting blanks for Porsche’s Smart Press Shop

Göppingen/Halle – Porsche’s brand-new and fully-connected press shop, currently under construction as part of a joint venture with Schuler Group in East German Halle (Saale), will employ a state-of-the-art laser blanking line made by Schuler.

23 Jan 2020

As good as new: General overhaul of tube bending machines

Cologne - To buy new or second-hand? - Specialist article by Schwarze Robitec.

22 Jan 2020

Tube ExpertenTreff and TubeForum are in great demand

Dusseldorf - For this year's Tube trade fair, stahlnews.de is organizing the TubeExpertenTreff.

22 Jan 2020

High metal yield and low energy costs

Düsseldorf – Cromodora Wheels SPA has installed a chip recycling furnace for wheel production in Ghedi, Italy. The furnace, with a capacity of 10,000 tons per year, was successfully supplied and commissioned by Hertwich Engineering, a company of SMS group.  

22 Jan 2020