Luxembourg - Aperam, the world's greenest stainless steel producer, announces today its targets to significantly reduce its environmental footprint by 2030, and its ambition to become carbon neutral in its European operations by 2050.
Geneva – The Director-General’s annual overview of trade-related developments discussed on 12 December at a meeting of the Trade Policy Review Body shows that trade restrictions by WTO members continue at historically high levels.
Düsseldorf – Shandong Iron & Steel Group Co. Ltd., Rizhao, China, has awarded SMS group the final acceptance certificate, following the successful commissioning of its new continuous caster for ultrawide slabs.
Duisburg – With its digital transformation thyssenkrupp Hohenlimburg has won 2. prize in the “Smart Factory” category of the Handelsblatt newspaper Diamond Star Awards 2019: Customers can log into a system and directly influence the production of their orders.
Düsseldorf – For Acerinox Europa S.A.U., Los Barrios, Cádiz, Spain, SMS group has successfully commissioned a torque retainer for the 120-ton AOD converter no. 2. The customer issued the final acceptance certificate shortly thereafter.
Salzgitter – Foundation 2 Degrees has been set up across sectors and, from the standpoint of the Group, is ideal for illustrating the various aspects of the transformation tasks that lie ahead in the business community, as well as for forging ahead with joint solutions and initiatives.
Duisburg/Berlin – XOM Materials, the independent industry platform launched by Klöckner & Co, has brought its 50th distributor on board. This marks a fivefold increase in the number of distributors – from ten to 50 companies – within a single year.
Brussels – The European Commission yesterday announced its European Green Deal for the EU. EUROFER welcomes ambition behind the package and notes the inclusion of sections on supporting zero-carbon steelmaking processes.
