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| Steel supplied on the EU market by European steel producers complies with the European regulations and standards. This is not guaranteed in the case of Chinese steel imported in the EU, notably imports of wire rod, rebar and bar, as well as hot-rolled coil and heavy plate. "Steel made in Europe means reliability in trade, stability of properties during processing and safety in the use of the material", Eurofer Director Axel Eggert says.

| Umicore announced today that it has reached an agreement with the Todini family to purchase its 52% stake in Todini and Co, thereby bringing Umicore's ownership to 100%.

| N+P announced the signing of a 5 year contract for the supply of Solid recovered fuels (SRF)into a number of cement plants belonging to the Portuguese cement companies Secil and Cimpor.

| World crude steel production for the 65 countries reporting to the World Steel Association was 137 million tonnes (Mt) in October 2014, the same compared to October 2013.

| ZenRobotics has introduced the next model of ZenRobotics Recycler, a waste sorting system which reclaims raw materials from waste using robots.

| Archroma, a color and specialty chemicals company, announces a new range of "biosynthetic" dyes for cotton and cellulose-based fabrics. "Earthcolors" are derived from almond shells, saw palmetto, rosemary leaves, and other agriculture waste products.

| In the third quarter of 2014 the company achieved higher earnings despite of lower revenues compared to last year.

| Veolia is investing £1m to improve cyclist safety using Vision Techniques ‘TurnAlarm’ systems across its refuse management fleet which is one of the largest in the UK.

| According to the company, the mid-range C-1545 offers operators a high capacity and aggressive cone crusher for the surface ore mining and aggregate industries.

| Shipment growth combined with higher aluminum prices drove a 17% increase in net sales for the second quarter of fiscal 2015 to $2.8 billion as compared to $2.4 billion for the second quarter of fiscal 2014.

| WasteCare, the co-owner of BatteryBack which is UK’s largest compliance scheme for household batteries is partnering with Refind Technologies to install an automatic system for sorting of waste batteries. The system will allow WasteCare to sort more than 3,000 tonnes of batteries per year of which 2,400 are sorted automatically.

| Andritz expects a slight rise in sales in the 2014 business year compared to the previous year. A significant improvement is expected in the net income compared to the low level of 2013.

| Axel Eggert was nominated on November 1, 2014.

| Celebrating the companies 50th birthday, the new partnership will be announced at Ecomondo.