Container Throughput Index: Global trade appears to be picking up
Essen - Index of German research institutes RWI and ISL reached the highest level in the ongoing year.
30 Nov 2018
Rio Tinto approves $2.6 billion investment in iron ore mine in Western Australia
Koodaideri - Mine will have an annual capacity of 43 million tonnes, completion planned in 2021.
EWM introduces new welding machine Taurus Steel
Mündersbach - New machines promise 400 and 500 A and up to 100% duty cycle at maximum current for long life performance.
29 Nov 2018
World Steel Association: Strong Chinese growth drives global crude steel output
Brussels - Crude steel output from 64 reporting countries was 156.6 million tonnes in October 2018, a plus of 5.8% compared to 2017.
28 Nov 2018
ABB plans to build the world’s most advanced robotics factory in Shanghai
Shanghai - Investment will combine connected digital technologies, state-of-the-art collaborative robotics and cutting-edge artificial intelligence research.
SSAB introduces new structural steel for lifting and advanced structures
Stockholm- Strenx® 1100 Plus strip steel shall be a hot-rolled, high-strength steel that possesses unique weld properties.
27 Nov 2018
Steel Dynamics Announces a New Organic Flat Roll Steel Mill Investment
Fort Wayne - Annual production capacity of approximately 3.0 million tons to produce the latest generation of Advanced High Strength Steel.
Thyssenkrupp Schulte optimizes supply chain of Siemens
Essen - Materal science company both enhanced supply chain of Siemens and developed a new high-voltage power line component.
Thyssenkrupp: Foundation signals support for restructuring
Essen - Krupp Foundation has signaled support for the course set by CEO Guido Kerkhoff.
23 Nov 2018
German mechanical engineering producer Knoll opens new plant in China
Songjiang - New site is designed as an assembly plant for manufacturing systems from the Asian market using German components.
WTO investigates into US tariffs on steel and aluminium
Geneva - World Trade Organisation reviews whether US Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum imports comply with WTO rules.
22 Nov 2018
Case study: KUKA robot automates calibration procedure for measuring instruments
Augsburg - KUKA LBR iiwa robot performs the loading of a coordinate measuring machine.
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