Australia ships record-breaking amounts of iron ore via Port Hedland

Frankfurt - Iron ore prices are dropping 2% today to $ 92 a ton, as Australia exported a record amount of iron ore.

09 Jan 2020

China Steel Corporation installs steam jet pump in No. 1 RH facility

Düsseldorf – Taiwanese steel producer China Steel Corporation (CSC) has awarded SMS Mevac the order to revamp the oldest of the RH units at its No. 1 steel works in Kaoshiung. SMS Mevac will equip the RH unit with a new, four-stage steam jet vacuum pump.

09 Jan 2020

ISSF: New brochure on Duplex Stainless Steels

Brussels – Duplex stainless steels form the latest family of stainless steels, tested as early as in the 1930’s and mass produced from the 1970’s onwards. Their excellent mechanical properties and their corrosion resistance have made them a first choice material for high-load applications in corrosive environments.

09 Jan 2020

Global Growth: Modest Pickup to 2.5% in 2020

Washington –  Global growth is expected to recover to 2.5 percent in 2020 — up slightly from the post-crisis low of 2.4 percent registered last year amid weakening trade and investment.

09 Jan 2020

Schmolz + Bickenbach AG: Successful implementation of share capital increase

Lucerne – Schmolz + Bickenbach, a global leader in special long steel, informs that its share capital recorded in the commercial register was increased to 2,028,333,333 shares with a nominal value of CHF 0.30 each.

09 Jan 2020

Pipe beveling machine creates perfectly squared beveled ends

Holliston - The Esco Wart MILLHOG® Portable Pipe Beveler mounts securely into the pipe I.D. using a self-centering draw rod assembly.

08 Jan 2020

Industrial production in Germany is recovering very slowly

Eschborn/London - Manufacturing in Germany ended the year 2019 in the deep red area.

07 Jan 2020

SCHMOLZ + BICKENBACH is informed of the acquisition by BigPoint Holding AG

Lucerne - BigPoint Holding AG, which is controlled by Martin Haefner, has fully acquired the shares of SCHMOLZ + BICKENBACH Beteiligungs GmbH.

07 Jan 2020

Efficient pipe production

Düsseldorf – Al Gharbia Pipe Company has successfully taken into operation its new LSAW (Longitudinal Submerged Arc Welded) pipe plant. The new LSAW large-diameter pipe production facility was built at the Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (KIZAD), by a consortium of Larsen & Toubro Limited and SMS group.

07 Jan 2020

Tata Steel helps transform iconic London landmark

London - Tata Steel’s plant in Shotton, North Wales, has supplied the premium steel flooring for one of the UK’s biggest-ever construction projects.

06 Jan 2020

Metal prices surprisingly robust despite the mood of crisis

Frankfurt - Copper still costs more than USD 6,100 per ton. Zinc even increased 1% to $ 2,330 a ton

06 Jan 2020

Klüber Lubrication acquires TRAXIT International

Munich/Schwelm – Klüber Lubrication München SE & Co. KG acquired the TRAXIT International GmbH, Schwelm, Germany. The purchase agreement includes all assets of the company including the international subsidiaries. With this acquisition TRAXIT becomes a further division of Klüber Lubrication.

03 Jan 2020