Next step towards the smart factory:

Duisburg – thyssenkrupp Hohenlimburg (tk) is considered a perfect example of digitization of the rolling mill process.

26 Feb 2021

High demand in China for cold-pilgered seamless tubes

Düsseldorf – Western Energy Material Technologies Co., Ltd. (WEM) has placed an order with SMS group for the supply of a cold pilger mill type KPW 25 LC+.

25 Feb 2021

Networking and digitalization of the supply chain is the key to success

Ilse Henne
Chief Transformation Officer
thyssenkrupp Materials Services

25 Feb 2021

German machine tool industry sees light at end of tunnel

Frankfurt am Main – The VDW  expects production in the German machine tool industry to grow by 6 per cent to around 12.6 billion euros in 2021.

24 Feb 2021

Liberty, Paul Wurth and SHS to develop hydrogen-based steel making plant

London - Pan-European partnership will assess the development of a 1 GW hydrogen plant and 2 million tonne DRI plant next to the ALVANCE Aluminium Dunkerque site.

23 Feb 2021

Asia-Pacific metals & mining industry cross border M&A deals total $1.01bn in Q4

London - The value marked an increase of 110.8% over the previous quarter and a drop of 33.6% when compared with the last four-quarter average.

23 Feb 2021

Zenith Steel starts-up billet caster with SRD segments

London – In January, a 10-strand billet caster was started up in the converter steel making plant #3 in Changzhou of Chinese steel producer Zenith Steel Group Co., Ltd. (Zenith Steel).

23 Feb 2021

CRO leaving Swiss Steel Group after target achievement

Lucerne - Swiss Steel Group announced today that acting CRO Josef Schultheis will leave the company as planned on February 28, 2021.

19 Feb 2021

Shipments and stocks of EU Distribution in 2020

Luxembourg – In 2020, shipments of EU SSC dropped by -10,9%. In same period shipments of EU multi-product & proximity steel stockholding distribution were down by -8,5%.

19 Feb 2021

EU trade strategy: Signal for more trade policy self-confidence

The EU needs effective instruments to be able to respond appropriately to the changing conditions in international trade.

19 Feb 2021

Bosch teams up with Microsoft

Stuttgart/Munich – Bosch teams up with Microsoft to develop a software platform to seamlessly connect cars to the cloud.

18 Feb 2021

Convincing technology for high-quality aluminium strip

Düsseldorf – SMS group supplied a state-of-the-art cold rolling mill for aluminium strips to the Chinese aluminium supplier BaoWu Aluminium Technology Ltd.,.

18 Feb 2021