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Schuler now also provides solutions for complete battery cells
Schuler has significantly expanded its e-mobility portfolio through the strategic acquisition of Italian Sovema Group and its U.S. affiliate Bitrode Corporation.
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Saarstahl builds ORC facility to produce electricity from waste heat
Saarstahl is investing around 1.5 million euros in a new heat recovery plant at its Neunkirchen location.
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Vale and GravitHy jointly evaluate iron ore briquetting technology
Under a Memorandum of Understanding, global mining company Vale and GravitHy, a consortium of companies promoting green iron and steel production, will study the viability of an iron briquetting plant to be built at Fos-sur-Mer, France, at the future site of GravitHy’s first hydrogen-based DRI production plant.
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WS Group to aim at Hydrogen technology
WS Group with its principal firm WS Wärmeprocesstechnik GmbH in Germany spends almost 10 million euros in the extensive investments into advanced R&D facilities and new buildings for storage and production areas.
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Foundries upgrade their Mixers by using a multi controller
DISA is an Equipment Modernisation Programme, that enables foundries to improve their sand mix quality and stability. More than 10 foundries had already introduced it.
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The next Level of mobility - MOBINEXT
Mobinext offers a new concept of electric scooters. That includes a new design, conception and testing
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Japan: Nissin Kogyo Co. Ltd. builds on quality control in production
More advanced aluminium casting with ESI ProCAST simulation tools
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JV between ArcelorMittal and Casa dos Ventos to build new wind power capacity in Brazil
Before this wind farm project in Brazil, ArcelorMittal already entered into two other international green energy partnerships in India and in Argentina
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H2 Green steel to study and trial lump iron ore for green steel production
H2 Green Steel signs MoU with Anglo American on viability of lump ore use in low-carbon integrated steelmaking
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CELSA to try out machine learning for enhancing steel production processes
CELSA, a leading producer of reinforcing steel and wire rod in Europe intends to try out a machine learning software for enhancing steel production processes and optimizing material use.
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Ternium plans steel slab project in USMCA and building a wind farm in Argentina
Ternium’s investment plans focus on two main areas: Integration of operations in the USMCA region with an upstream production capacity project, and building a wind farm in Argentina.
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South African Scaw Metals expands into hot rolled coil production
Traditional long-product maker Scaw Metals expands into hot rolled coil production. The company is going to build a flat-steel complex on a brownfield site in Johannesburg, Sout Africa and will revamp an existing steel meltshop with a new, state-of-the-art electric arc furnace.
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European green steel market on growth track
The transition from conventional to green steelmaking is characterized by great dynamism, especially within Europe. Green steel is synonymous with steel produced using green hydrogen as a replacement of coke and electric power from regenerative instead of fossil sources.
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Potential of nuclear technology to decarbonize the Nordic steel industry
In a Memorandum of Understanding, stainless steel producer Outukumpu and Nordic energy company Fortum have expressed their intention to jointly investigate the potential of nuclear technology on the basis of Small Modular Reactors (SMR) to reduce the carbon footprint of Outukumpu’s steelmaking operations
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Stahlwerk Annahütte orders reheating furnace as part of modernization strategy
Germany-based SAH Stahlwerk Annahütte specializes in the production of round bars and high-performance thread bar systems. Continuous investment in modern, future-oriented technologies and equipment has always been a key ingredient of the company mission. One of the company’s most recent investments is a new Danieli Centro Combustion walking-beam reheating furnace for billets.
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Unitex Steel Mills Limited places order for EAF-based minimill
Placing the order for the 1,000,000 t/year minimill marks the kick-off for a modern steelmaking and long-product manufacturing complex in the Feni District in south-eastern Bangladesh. The entire minimill will be supplied by Danieli and be based on the Danieli Digimelter Q-One technology.
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Simon Morris is new Head of Base Metals of CRU
Simon Morris will lead a global team of researchers and analysts, leveraging their business insights in the base metals markets to customers in the commodities business. The Base Metals division covers metals such as copper, lead, nickel and zinc.
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Groundbreaking ceremony at thyssenkrupp for processing plant
At the recycling site in Duisburg’s inland port, TSR Recycling GmbH broke ground this week for the construction of a steel scrap processing plant.
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How cooperating with start-ups can give your business wings
Cooperation between long-established companies and start-ups is often tested in this industry. However, the advantages of these cooperations often aren’t immediately visible - why should valuable company knowledge be shared with external newcomers? Young companies supply valuable input and break loose from fixed patterns of thought to bring in new ideas.
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Printdur HSA: new austenitic steel
Deutsche Edelstahlwerke (DEW), a company in the SCHMOLZ + BICKENBACH Group, are expanding their portfolio for additive manufacturing.
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Salzgitter Hydrogen
The aim of the “Salzgitter Hydrogen” sector-interconnection project is to generate hydrogen in Salzgitter through electrolysis and electricity from wind power.
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Modularity, high precision, longevity and an optimal service
norelem presents with its new generation of manual carriage guides a comprehensive selection of high quality products: dovetail models and roller mounted precision slides
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umati: How a machine language can make the smart factory possible
The new, open standard "umati" is meant to unify the communication of all machines
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Standardised stamping and forming die sets for Bihler presses
In a close cooperation Bihler and Meusburger developed the first standardised stamping and forming die sets with Meusburger standard parts for Bihler NC presses.
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R+W moves into new headquarters
The Poppe + Potthoff subsidiary R+W continues to grow with precision and industrial couplings – now a new building has been completed in Wörth am Main
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