London – thyssenkrupp Hohenlimburg has awarded Primetals an order to convert the existing cycloconverter drive systems to medium-voltage drive systems of its hot strip mill in Hohenlimburg, Germany.
Duisburg – KlöCo resdpondet to market rumours that Apollo and Swoctem GmbH are working on an indication of interest in the acquisition of up to 100% of the shares of the company.
Luxembourg – In the first 10 months of 2020, shipments of EU SSC dropped by -14,0%. In same period shipments of EU multi-product & proximity steel stockholding distribution were down by -11,0%.
Düsseldorf – U.S. steel producer Big River Steel has successfully commissioned the second construction stage of its steel plant in Osceola, Arkansas, supplied by SMS group.
Salzgitter – Federal Environment Minister Svenja Schulze today handed over the funding approval for the construction of the first direct reduced iron (DRI) plant to be operated flexibly by hydrogen and natural gas.
Duisburg – Essen-based energy company STEAG, Duisburg-based steel producer thyssenkrupp Steel and Dortmund-based thyssenkrupp Uhde Chlorine Engineers are working on a joint feasibility study.
Brescia – The 9th edition of Made in Steel, the main Conference & Exhibition in Southern Europe dedicated to the steel industry, organised by siderweb, has been postponed from March to the end of May 2021.
