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Powder Processing and Technology, LLC Acquires the Business and Assets of Sunrock Ceramics, LLC

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Sunrock Ceramics/US, a specialized manufacturer of high purity refractory ceramics, announced that it has been acquired by Powder Processing and Technology, LLC (PPT GROUP) based in Valparaiso, Indiana, a wholly owned business of EJ-Vestco Industries, effective 1 January 2026. The acquisition positions Sunrock Ceramics for its next phase of growth through increased investment and expanded … Weiterlesen …

HWI Officially Opens State-of-the-Art Fulton Lightweight Monolithics Facility

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HWI, a member of Calderys and a leading supplier of refractory products and services in the United States, in March celebrated the official opening of its new lightweight monolithics production facility in Fulton, Missouri. The greenfield investment increases HWI’s lightweight monolithics production capacity and reinforces its commitment to reliable, innovative, and sustainable solutions for customers … Weiterlesen …

Imerys Signs Agreement to Acquire Great Lakes Minerals

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Imerys/FR announced in April 2026 that it has entered into a binding agreement to acquire the business of Great Lakes Minerals, a leading United States-based processor and distributor of minerals for the refractory and abrasive industry. This acquisition will strengthen Imerys’ Solutions for Refractory, Abrasives and Construction portfolio with critical materials, including calcined bauxite, mullite … Weiterlesen …

Trent Refractories Brings Velco GmbH Gunning Machines to The UK

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Trent Refractories is the official UK distributor for Velco GmbH gunning machines, offering world-class German engineering directly to industrial sites across the UK. Velco’s portfolio ranges from fully automatic robotic gunning systems designed for large steel plant operations to compact maintenance gunning machines ideal for routine repairs. All machines are hand-built to deliver dependable performance, … Weiterlesen …

Tenova, in Collaboration with GE Vernova, to Supply the World’s Largest EAF to Nippon Steel’s Yawata Works

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Tenova,/IT a leading provider of sustainable solutions for the metals and mining industries, has been selected by Nippon Steel Corporation/JPto supply a record-breaking Consteel® Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) for Nippon Steel’s Yawata Area at Kyushu Works. Tenova has teamed up with GE Vernova/US, whose Direct Feed system will power the EAF. Once installed, the new … Weiterlesen …

ArcelorMittal Confirms the Construction of an Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) at its Steelmaking Site in Dunkirk

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ArcelorMittal war delighted to welcome the French President, Emmanuel Macron, to its Dunkirk/FR site. President Macron, accompanied by Roland Lescure, Minister for the Economy, Finance and Industrial, Energy and Digital Sovereignty, and Sébastien Martin, Minister Delegate for Industry, was received by Reiner Blaschek, CEO of ArcelorMittal Europe – Flat Products, Anne van Ysendyck, Head of … Weiterlesen …

Almatis and Bassermann Minerals Expand Distribution Cooperation across Europe

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Almatis GmbH/DE is expanding its long-standing partnership with Bassermann Minerals GmbH/DE on a sustainable basis. With immediate effect, Almatis has appointed the STOCKMEIER Chemicals company as its official distribution partner for United Kingdom, Scandinavia incl. Finland, as well as Central and Eastern Europe. Bassermann Minerals will thus represent the entire Almatis product portfolio servicing polishing, … Weiterlesen …

New Christian Doppler Laboratory for Signal Processing and Machine Learning in the Steel Industry

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The Christian Doppler (CD) laboratory at the Johannes Kepler University (JKU), Linz, Austria, is being implemented together with voestalpine Stahl GmbH. Headed by Dr. techn. Oliver Lang (Institute of Signal Processing at the JKU), the laboratory will be working on the development of theoretical principles and algorithms to improve signal processing for monitoring steel manufacturing … Weiterlesen …

Iberdrola’s New Solar Plant Supplies Renewable Electricity for Salzgitter’s Green Steel Production

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Iberdrola Germany has completed a new solar plant with a capacity of 65 MWp in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The solar park plant covers 45 hectares and comprises more than 92 000 solar modules. The energy is supplied via a PPA to Salzgitter AG to support its regional energy transition providing 100 % of the renewable electricity … Weiterlesen …

ArcelorMittal and EDF Sign a Long-term Contract to Secure Low-carbon Electricity Supply

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ArcelorMittal and EDF signed a Nuclear Power Production Allocation Contract (CAPN) on December 26, 2025, for ArcelorMittal’s sites in France. This contract follows the letter of intent signed in January 2024 and represents a major step in ArcelorMittal’s energy strategy in France. Under this agreement, EDF will allocate to ArcelorMittal a share of the capacity … Weiterlesen …