Tenaris operations in Italy resume with strong preventive measures in place

Dalmine - Preventive measures implemented at Tenaris’s Italian mills with guidance from the World Health Organization (WHO) and local authorities.

04 May 2020

Industrial metals: The clouds are getting darker again

Frankfurt - Copper falls below $ 5,100 a ton, aluminum continues to drop to $ 1,475 a ton and zinc is trading at the $ 1,900 a ton mark.

04 May 2020

wire Russia will take place in Moscow in 2021

Düsseldorf/Moscow – The leading regional Russian trade fair for the wire and cable industry - wire Russia - will take place in the Russian metropolis from 8 to 10 June 2021. Around 200 companies from 25 countries are expected at the Moscow EXPOCENTRE in Krasnaya Presnya.

04 May 2020

KlöCo optimistic despite lower earnings in first quarter of 2020

Duisburg – Sales at Klöckner & Co decreased by 14.9% to €1.4 billion in the first quarter of 2020 due to lower volumes and prices. Operating income, at €21 million, was within the guidance range of €20 million to €30 million but significantly below the €34 million prior-year figure.

04 May 2020

Aperam publishes its 'made for life' report for 2019

Luxembourg - Aperam, a leading global producer of stainless and specialty steel, yesterday published its sustainability performance report for 2019 called 'made for life'.

01 May 2020

Jeh C. Johnson elected to US steel board of directors

Pittsburgh - Former Secretary of Homeland Security had been a partner at an international law firm since 2017.

30 Apr 2020

Good mood in the metal markets faces several challenges

Frankfurt - LME industrial metals index rose to a 6-week high yesterday.

30 Apr 2020

Ovako first in the world to heat steel using hydrogen

Stockholm - In collaboration with its partner Linde Gas AB, Ovako carried out a test in which steel was heated with hydrogen instead of LPG.

30 Apr 2020

No SENSOR+TEST 2020

Nürnberg/Wunstorf – The preparations for the SENSOR+TEST 2020 in Nuremberg were already in top gear. From the 23rd to the 25th of June 2020, the call was supposed to be “Welcome to the innovation dialog!” Regrettably the SENSOR+TEST will not be held this year.

30 Apr 2020

Europe's steel industry must invest over EUR 100 billion in CO2 reduction

Munich –  Europe's steel industry is under pressure. The steel-producing sector is currently the largest industrial CO2 emitter in Europe, accounting for 22 percent of total emissions. At the same time, the European Union has resolved to become climate neutral by 2050.

30 Apr 2020

PSI with stable new orders and strong cashflow despite Corona crisis

Berlin – Despite the emerging Corona crisis, the PSI Group, with 96 million euros in the first quarter of 2020 (March 31, 2019: 97 million euros), almost reached the record new orders of the same quarter of the previous year.

28 Apr 2020

Hot commissioning of coiler No. 3 at POSCO hot strip mill

Düsseldorf – 22. April 2020 saw the successful winding of the first coil with the new Uni Plus Coiler, supplied by SMS group for POSCO’s hot strip mill No. 4 at Gwangyang in South Korea.

28 Apr 2020