London – Primetals Technologies has received the final acceptance certificate (FAC) from China's Baoshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. (Baosteel) for the modernization of a more than 20 year old DC twin electric arc furnace at its Shanghai plant.

Brussels – The EU has published and implemented its revision of the EU steel safeguard. The new design of the tariff-free quota will better stabilise trade flows by containing import concentration from certain exporting countries.

Pueblo - EVRAZ North America and Lightsource BP announced they have reached a long-term agreement to develop a new 240-megawatt solar facility.

Frankfurt - Surprisingly good manufacturing PMIs in China in September helped prices of copper and zink.

Stockholm – SSAB in Borlänge, Sweden, has rolled the first transfer bar on July 24, 2019, after conversion of the side guides at hot-strip mill roughing stand R1 by SMS group in the summer shutdown 2019.

Göppingen – Schuler now offers a package for the MSD series that can also be used to upgrade existing systems for Industry 4.0. It consists of an IIoT connector, which uploads the required data from the control system of the servo presses in encrypted form to the internet and provides access to the "mySchuler" portal.

Helsinki – Outokumpu is assessing options to build a new slag furnace in Tornio, Finland, and the company has initiated an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) procedure as basis for decision making.

Salzgitter – Salzgitter Mannesmann International has been awarded a major order in Denmark. Salzgitter Group subsidiaries and associate companies will produce and supply around 30,000 t of steel pipes and 90 steel pipe bends for the Baltic Pipe Project.

Helsinki - Metso and Tata Steel already  have a history of more than 25 years of successful cooperation in India.

Shanghai - The listed futures at the Shanghai Futures Exchange are eight contracts to be delivered from February to September of 2020.

London - China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) invited the Parties to sign the MOU at its China International Steel and Raw Materials Conference.

Essen - Guido Kerkhoff shall be replaced by the current Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Martina Merz, shortly.