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.]
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.
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.
Bielefeld - Kipp Umwelttechnik and Jens W. Kipp Tiefbau have now invested in a special system for corrosion protection coatings for all conceivable surfaces.
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.
Buttrio - The handling processes for the melt shop of a new plant Nucor Corporation is building in Brandenburg, Kentucky, will rely on Danieli equipment.
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.
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.
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.