New Managing Director for Baumüller China

Nuremberg - Starting April, 2020 Steffen Horn is new Managing Director for Baumüller China.

22 Apr 2020

Metallurgy Russia and Litmash Russia postponed to next year

Düsseldorf – The Metallurgy Russia and Litmash Russia trade fairs will be postponed to next year. The two metal trade fairs have been organised by Metal Expo/Russia in cooperation with Messe Düsseldorf and its Russian subsidiary Messe Düsseldorf Moscow.]

22 Apr 2020

PCIM Europe 2020 to take place digitally

Frankfurt/Nurnberg – Due to the increasing spread of Covid-19 in Europe and the associated ban on all major German events up to, and including the end of August, the PCIM Europe exhibition and conference 2020 in Nuremberg has been cancelled.

22 Apr 2020

Primetals wins order from Shougang Qian’an

London – In late January, Primetals Technologies received the order to supply a 6-stand tandem cold mill (TCM) for a new plant of Shougang Qian’an Electric Vehicle Electrical Steel Co., Ltd. (Shougang Qian’an) in Qian’an City, Hebei Province, China.

21 Apr 2020

Kipp Umwelttechnik invests in coating-technology

Bielefeld - Kipp Umwelttechnik and Jens W. Kipp Tiefbau have now invested in a special system for corrosion protection coatings for all conceivable surfaces.

20 Apr 2020

Metal prices: Positive start into the week

Frankfurt - Copper rises to a 5-week high of around USD 5,250 per ton.

20 Apr 2020

LIBERTY Ostrava to temporarily idle Blast Furnace No. 2

Ostrava – After an assessment of market conditions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, LIBERTY Ostrava has decided to temporarily idle its Blast Furnace No 2 until the end of August. The plant’s Blast Furnace No 3 will remain in production.

18 Apr 2020

LIBERTY Steel Group appoints global leadership team and independent board members

London - The group is to be chaired by Sanjeev Gupta, with executives drawn both from within the GFG Alliance family of companies and beyond.

17 Apr 2020

Nucor chooses Danieli for Brandenburg Plate Mill meltshop and caster EOT cranes

Buttrio - The handling processes for the melt shop of a new plant Nucor Corporation is building in Brandenburg, Kentucky, will rely on Danieli equipment.

17 Apr 2020

Outokumpu appoints Heikki Malinen as President and CEO

Helsinki – Outokumpu’s Board of Directors has appointed Heikki Malinen as President and CEO of Outokumpu and the Chairman of the Leadership Team. He will join the company on May 1 and assume his role as the CEO on May 16, 2020.

16 Apr 2020

European Commission should rapidly update its work programme

Berlin – BDI CEO Joachim Lang comments on the presentation of the exit strategy by the European Commission. It is crucial to enable the smoothest possible movement of goods within the internal market as quickly as possible.

16 Apr 2020

PSI: Postponement of the Annual General Meeting

Berlin - PSI is presenting integrated software solutions for production and logistics in a virtual trade fair as a compensation for the cancelled Hanover Fair from 20 to 24 April 2020. Interested parties can inform themselves online in various webcasts and individual consultations.

15 Apr 2020