Sheffield – Hot rolled coil demand, in Denmark, is better than in many other European countries, but shows little sign of improvement. Swedish business activity is quite steady. Cheap Russian slab supplies put downward pressure on coil values, in Finland.

Kristiansand - Norwegian silicon based material supplier invests 65 million NOK (6,75 million Euros).

Duisburg – Based on preliminary figures the operating income (EBITDA) for the 2nd quarter 2019 is expected to be €51 million before material special effects and therefore at the lower end of the previously published guidance range.

Magnitogorsk - 'Exporter of the Year' awards were announced as part of the Global Manufacturing & Industrialisation Summit in Yekaterinburg.

Göppingen/Genk – At the latest Decomecc machine, the strip runs continuously from the coil into the laser cell. Decomecc, based in Genk, Belgium, is specialized in customer specific blanking of aluminum strip and has been producing shaped blanks on a Schuler Laser Blanking Line since the beginning of 2019.