Steel consumption reaches pre-pandemic levels

São Paulo – The pace of growth of steelmaking activities continues with an upward trend, despite the prospects of an uneven recovery in Latin American countries

17 Dec 2020

POSCO to Expand Hydrogen Production to 5 Mil. Tons by 2050

Pohang - Currently, POSCO produces 7,000 tons of hydrogen annually using by-product gas generated from a steel manufacturing process, and LNG.

16 Dec 2020

Hot commissioning of the galvanizing line in Apodaca completed

Düsseldorf –  For the project, SMS supplied a new four-high inline skin-pass mill, a new tension leveller, new fluid equipment and new electrical and automation systems.

16 Dec 2020

KlöCo: Operating income in 2020 considerably above expectations

Duisburg – In the course of the fourth quarter, the recovery in steel demand continued more strongly than previously expected.

15 Dec 2020

ThyssenKrupp announces closure of Duisburg plant

Essen - Closure was stated in a statement issued by the Thyssenkrupp steel board to employees at the Hüttenheim site.

14 Dec 2020

Election at the European Welding Association

Milton Keynes – Harald Scherleitner, Global Director Sales & Marketing at Fronius Business Unit Perfect Welding, was voted in as Vice President by members of the European Welding Association (EWA).

14 Dec 2020

German machine tool manufacturers open a new chapter in the roll-out of Industry 4.0

Frankfurt – The VDW (German Machine Tool Builders’ Association) will be firing up the next stage of umati – the universal machine technology interface.

13 Dec 2020

German Steel Federation comments on Steel Forum results

Berlin - Association intends to getting the framework conditions for the steel transformation underway now.

11 Dec 2020

Primetals upgrades Arvedi ESP line at Acciaieria Arvedi to increase capacity

London – In September, the Arvedi ESP (Endless Strip Production) line at Acciaieria Arvedi was restarted after a major upgrade.

11 Dec 2020

Shandong Weiqiao Lightweight Materials enters new business area

Düsseldorf – Shandong Weiqiao Light Metal Co. Ltd., China, has placed an order with SMS group for the supply of a 28 MN direct-indirect extrusion and tube press.

11 Dec 2020

Merry Christmas

Düsseldorf - The marketSTEEL team wishes a Merry Christmas and a happy News Year!

10 Dec 2020

MultiWrapper by Lamiflex

Nyköping/Düsseldorf – The MultiWrapper from Lamiflex is an automated coil packaging solution designed for sheet metal production facilities.

10 Dec 2020