Eurometal meeting nordics debated steel supply chains and digitzation

Helsinki - Regional Meeting Nordics was convened on 22-23 of May 2019.

26 May 2019

Crude steel production in Germany: Downward trend has intensified

Düsseldorf - In April 2019, crude steel production in Germany fell by 9 percent compared to the same month of the previous year.

24 May 2019

ISSF’s new office bearers elected

Chicago – The International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF) has elected new office bearers during the 23rd Annual Conference and Bernardo Velázquez, CEO of the Acerinox Group has been elected Chairman of the International Stainless Steel Forum.

24 May 2019

Outokumpu appoints Olli-Matti Saksi President of business area Americas

Helsinki - Finnish executive has been based in the US since January 2019, first leading the Americas’ sales and supply chain.

24 May 2019

High performance along with universal use

Marienheide – With its new ALLROUND cut, PFERD is offering both high performance and universal use. PFERD product manager Thomas Plömacher explains why these characteristics do not have to be mutually exclusive.

24 May 2019

Sharp fall in orders for the machine tool industry

Frankfurt am Main – Orders received by the German machine tool industry in the first quarter of 2019 were 21 per cent down on the same period last year. Orders from Germany fell by 10 per cent whereas those from abroad were down by 27 per cent.

24 May 2019

The Latest in Steel Welding Technology

Pettenbach – Fronius Perfect Welding is broadening its product range: The company is launching a new version of its current power source platform, called the TPS/i Steel Edition. The Steel Edition has been optimized for manual steel welding.

24 May 2019

Weakness in EU steel safeguard and poor market conditions threaten sector

Brussels - Eurofer: Period of stability fo the European steel sector arguably ended in mid-2018 with the imposition of the US’ Section 232 measures.

23 May 2019

British Steel on the brink of collapse

London - Former Tata Steel subsidiary must file for bankruptcy and is placed under receivership. Thousands of jobs are at risk.

23 May 2019

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

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