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Mexico will introduce pre-approval processes on steel exports to the US as a measure to prevent its products from being subject to Section 232 tariffs, Kallanish reports.
More information 2020-09-03VNG AG and Salzgitter AG are to join forces to investigate the use of climate-neutral hydrogen and biomethane for producing steel in Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH’s steelworks in Salzgitter, Lower Saxony. A letter of intent was signed to this effect.
More information 2020-09-03Rex Heat Treat, a commercial heat treater specialising in the aerospace market, has become the first company to install and commission the new Super IQ® gas carburising furnace. Over the past several years, Rex has commissioned several Seco/Warwick vacuum furnaces at their Lansdale, PA location as part of a plant modernisation initiative. So, when Super IQ was introduced in 2019, it represented another opportunity to upgrade their through-hardening and carburising capabilities alongside their legacy harden and temper furnaces, while using their existing loader, baskets and washing system.
More information 2020-08-27Most companies that make components for tube, pipe, and conduit applications are content to buy raw material from others, but when suppliers disappear one by one, drastic measures can be necessary. One such fabricator, Specialty Conduit & Mfg. Co., took the plunge and invested in a mill to become its own raw materials supplier.
More information 2020-08-27US raw steel capacity rose again on-week but remains down on-year, Kallanish learns from the American Iron and Steel Institute.
More information 2020-08-27BHP reported lower operating profit and net profit, as well net operating cash flow in its 2020 fiscal year ended 30 June (FY20).
More information 2020-08-21Following the sharp fall in July, the US scrap market has recovered in August but not yet seen the significant increases registered in export markets. Most market participants are however bullish and expect prices to rise with September trading, even in the Midwest where the recovery has remained limited compared to the South and Southeast.
More information 2020-08-21AMAG rolling GmbH, an aluminium producer, has awarded Primetals Technologies an order to modernise the four-high cold rolling stand at its site in Ranshofen, Austria. The project is scheduled to be completed in January 2022.
More information 2020-08-21A prerequisite for the economical and future-oriented production of pipes is specific knowledge of the production process. In particular these are the product properties after each of the typically three forming stages. Only through precise, reliable and durable measuring equipment can the ever-increasing demands on the finished product "tube" in terms of uniformity and adherence to low tolerance limits be met while saving energy and raw materials, which require a high degree of process reliability.
More information 2020-08-20The considerable fluctuations in material prices and the increasing energy costs of recent years combined with growing pricing pressure emphasize the necessity to reorganize processes and to use existing resources in the most effective way.
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