London - Clean Steel Fund will build on existing and planned policies including the £315m Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (IETF), the Industrial Clusters Mission and up to £170m from the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF).

Düsseldorf – NLMK Group, Russia, has placed an order with SMS group for the delivery of two gas recovery systems for its Lipetsk site. NLMK operates two BOF steelmaking plants with three converters each.

London – Primetals Technologies will supply BaoWu Aluminium Technology Ltd. a combined aluminum hot rolling mill to produce heavy plate and strip. This is the first major investment by BaoWu, following their acquisition of Henan Tongren Aluminium Industry Co. Ltd.

Shanghai - 15 percent more visitors and 11 percent more exhibitors.

Salzburg –  Benteler announced that it would increase its focus on its core business, the Automotive division, which accounts for some 80 percent of the Group’s turnover and to divest its Benteler Distribution division to the Van Leeuwen Pipe and Tube Group.