Brussels – World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association was 156.2 million tonnes (Mt) in August 2020, a 0.6% increase compared to August 2019.
London - All of Tata Steel’s operations in 26 countries have signed up to ResponsibleSteel the industry’s first globally-present standards and certification scheme for sustainability.
Duisburg – In the course of the third quarter the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the operating business of Klöckner & Co was further mitigated.
Sao Paulo – The world’s main economies are in recession while the trade tensions between the world ́s greatest powers may be heading towards a different stage of the economic crisis unleashed by the appearance of COVID-19 pandemic.
Linz - The state-of-the-art facility represents an investment volume of around EUR 90 million and has an annual production capacity of one million tons.
Aachen/Milan – The 6th International Conference on Steels in Cars and Trucks, the international conference on steels in the automotive industry will be held in September 2021.
Düsseldorf – JFE Steel Corp. has produced the first pipe at its Fukuyama works in Japan after the successful revamp of its submerged arc welding (SAW) stands by SMS group.
Düsseldorf – Australian mining corporation TNG Limited and SMS group plan to implement a process enabling the production of CO2-neutral hydrogen as they are developing the Mt. Peake titanium/vanadium/iron project in the Northern Territory.