Significant market changes in large industrial plant manufacturing

Frankfurt– As for ongoing digitalization, the construction of large-scale plants is facing significant market changes. This is the result of a new, broad-based benchmark study by the VDMA Large Industrial Plant Manufacturers’ Group (AGAB) and PwC Capital Projects & Infrastructure.

23 May 2019

Bosch technology teaches cars to fly

Stuttgart – With traffic jams a common occurrence in the world’s cities, frustrated drivers sometimes find themselves looking to the heavens for a little help from above. A few years from now, the skies could in fact offer a tangible solution.

23 May 2019

OECD warns global economy remains weak

Paris– Global growth slowed sharply in late 2018 and is now stabilising at a moderate level. Escalating trade conflicts and dangerous financial vulnerabilities threaten a new weakening of activity by undermining investment and confidence worldwide, according to the OECD’s latest Economic Outlook.

23 May 2019

Machinery exports to the EU-28 hold their own bravely

Frankfurt am Main – In the first quarter of 2019, Germany exported 43.8 billion euros in machinery. This is 2.1 percent more than in the same period last year (42.9 billion euros).

22 May 2019

Autonomous drone instead of delivery by car

Duisburg –It’s a real highflyer: delivAIRy®, the drone that was the centre of attention at thyssenkrupp’s Duisburg site yesterday. NRW Transport Minister Hendrik Wüst watched on as the transport drone took off on its first official demonstration flight.

22 May 2019

Made in Steel: attendance and exhibitors are again on the rise

Milano – The best edition since 2005, with even better figures: 16,520 visitors in pavilions 22 and 24 at fieramilano Rho, up 12.3% compared to the 2017 edition. More square meters of exhibition space sold, and more foreign countries present

22 May 2019

RWI / ISL Container Throughput Index: World trade back down

Essen/Bremen - Container turnover index of the RWI - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) has fallen to 134.7 Points.

21 May 2019

More competition instead of consolidation at the EU steel market

Andreas Schneider
Owner StahlmarktConsult

21 May 2019

EU Flat SSC and Multi-Product & Proximity Steel distribution shrink

Brussels - Eurometal publishes figures for first quarter of 2019.

21 May 2019

Tata Steel selects Cajo Technologies as marking equipment supplier

Kempele- Finnish laser marking machine manufacturer will be piloted in Tata’s home country, India.

21 May 2019

Primetals supplies Arvedi ESP line to U. S. Steel

London – Primetals Technologies will supply an Arvedi ESP (Endless Strip Production) line to United States Steel Corporation (U. S. Steel) for its Edgar Thomson Plant at Braddock, Pennsylvania production location.

21 May 2019

International automotive markets make solid start to the year

Berlin – Japan, Brazil and Russia expand in January – Europe and US show slight falls.

21 May 2019