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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 …

Höganäs Borgestad Acquired Norsk Ildfast Gjenvinning

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Höganäs Borgestad/Norway has entered into an agreement to acquire Norsk Ildfast Gjenvinning Drift AS, a company with over 30 years of experience in recycling refractory materials, based in Mo i Rana, Norway. This acquisition is an important step for Höganäs Borgestad in improving the life cycle impact of its products. Thanks to Norsk Ildfast Gjenvinning’s … Weiterlesen …

Calderys Advances its Brand-new Facility in India with the Commissioning of the Basic Monolithics Line

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Calderys announced in November the successful commissioning of the basic monolithics production line of its brand-new CAPES plant in Odisha, India. With the inclusion of this product in its expanding Indian portfolio, Calderys is poised to enhance its presence across key process industries, complementing its established expertise in ironmaking refractories. This diversified offering meets the … Weiterlesen …

SHINAGAWA REFRA: Strategic Partnership with Sheffield Hi-Tech Refractories

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SHINAGAWA REFRA/JP and Sheffield Hi-Tech Refractories/UK signed a term sheet to formalize a collaboration to work together and help the global steel industry achieve new levels of safety, performance, and cost efficiency. This partnership marks another major step forward in the One SHINAGAWA initiative – driving innovation, excellence, and collaboration across borders. Sheffield Hi-Tech Refractories … Weiterlesen …

ArcelorMittal Prepares to Launch New Electrical Steels Production Line in France

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The first three lines of ArcelorMittal France’s new electrical steel production unit, located at ArcelorMittal France’s industrial site in Mardyck, near Dunkirk, will be operational by the end of 2025. Electrical steels are ultra-thin rolled steels treated to give them specific magnetic and mechanical properties. They are an essential component in all types of electric … Weiterlesen …

Elkem Curtails Ferrosilicon Production in Norway and Iceland

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Elkem ASA/NO has decided to partially curtail ferrosilicon production at the plants in Rana, Norway and in Iceland due to challenging market conditions. The curtailment may result in temporary layoffs of employees. “We have decided to temporarily curtail production due to ongoing weak market conditions in Europe, which has led to rising inventory levels and … Weiterlesen …

Steel Mont-led Consortium Submits Proposal to Resume Steelmaking at Liberty Galati in Romania

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A European consortium led by international trading company Steel Mont/DE has submitted a proposal to restart operations at the Liberty Galati steelworks in Romania. The proposal was submitted on September 23, outlines a plan to relaunch steelmaking operations at the Galati steelworks on the west bank of the River Danube, in southeastern Romania, under a … Weiterlesen …