Industry News

“Fair Pay Workplace” – Outokumpu is the first company in the stainless steel industry to be certified

13.03.2024

The Fair Pay Workplace (FPW) organization has certified Outokumpu, a manufacturer of sustainable stainless steel, for its efforts to ensure sustainable, fair pay throughout the company.

Quality and sustainability – Salzgitter AG

13.03.2024

At the beginning of March 2024, the steel trader and project management provider Steelaris Pte Ltd. from Singapore, Salzgitter Mannesmann International GmbH and Ilsenburger Grobblech GmbH signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).

DRI test facility: Thyssenkrupp Steel places order

11.03.2024

Thyssenkrupp Steel has awarded the contract for the construction of the DRI test plant at the Duisburg site to the Düren-based plant manufacturer TS Elino GmbH. The aim of the plant is to optimise individual operating points of hydrogen-based pig iron production.

Ground-breaking ceremony for southern German gas pipeline: conversion to hydrogen already planned

11.03.2024

EnBW Board Member Dirk Güsewell, Managing Director of Terranets BW Katrin Flinspach and Baden-Württemberg Energy Minister Thekla Walker jointly broke ground for the South German Gas Pipeline (SEL). The 250-kilometre-long pipeline is to become part of the planned hydrogen core network from the early 2030s.

BREKO: Wolfsburg and Emsdetten awarded for comprehensive fibre optic expansion

11.03.2024

Wolfsburg and Emsdetten are Germany's first „Echte Glasfaser-Kommune“ (Real fibre-optic municipalities). At fiberdays24, the cities from Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia were honoured by the Bundesverband Breitbandkommunikation (BREKO) for their nationwide fibre-optic expansion.

Ground-breaking ceremony: Thyssengas builds new operating centre in Recklinghausen

11.03.2024

On 15 February, Mayor Christoph Tesche, City of Recklinghausen, and Dr. Thomas Gößmann, Chairman of the Management Board of Thyssengas, officially started the construction of the new operations centre in Recklinghausen with a ground-breaking ceremony.

ASC Engineered Solutions Acquires Ward Manufacturing

11.03.2024

ASC Engineered Solutions ("ASC"), a leading provider of precision engineered tube joining systems, is acquiring Ward Manufacturing ("Ward") from Proterial America, Ltd., a subsidiary of Proterial, Ltd. Ward is a leader in the manufacture of tube joining components.

Study: H2 infrastructure in Dresden/Meißen realistic from 2032

11.03.2024

A functioning hydrogen infrastructure in the Dresden/Meißen area could become a reality from 2032. This is the conclusion of a feasibility study conducted by engineering services provider INFRACON on behalf of transmission system operator ONTRAS and distribution system operator SachsenNetze.

Thomas Schüller retires from BUTTING

07.03.2024

After 33 years at BUTTING, Thomas Schüller has stepped down from his management role

Partnership between Merkt and ArcelorMittal

06.03.2024

Merkt and ArcelorMittal Tubular Products Altensteig have been working together for several decades. On average, the family business receives 1,200 to 1,500 tons of pipes from Altensteig every year for the production of components for high-quality office furniture.