Steel
Circular steel for a low-carbon, competitive European steel industry
| EuRIC has published its position on the future of the European steel industry, calling for measures that promote the use of recycled steel to achieve both environmental and economic resilience.
New EAF for Saarstahl
| The SMS group was awarded a contract to supply one of the world’s strongest Alternate Current-Electric Arc Furnaces (AC-EAF) and its auxiliaries to Saarstahl in Völklingen, Germany.
Lindemann launches new modular mid-size shredder
| Lindemann Metal Recycling has announced the launch of a mid-size shredder, the TXS 69x90, aimed at customers in Asia, the Middle East and South America looking for efficient solutions with a strong performance-to-cost ratio.
May 2024 crude steel production
| World crude steel production for the 71 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (Worldsteel) was 165.1 million tonnes (Mt) in May 2024, a 1.5% increase compared to May 2023.
Steel packaging exceeds EU 2025 recycling target with new calculation methodology
| New independently verified figures published by APEAL, the Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging, show that steel packaging has already met its new EU recycling rate target for 2025, four years ahead of schedule.
Waterjet cutting allows for environmentally friendly ship recycling
| In Germany, two pilot projects are under way for the dismantling of obsolete ships with the waterjet abrasive suspension system.
SWB: Change in the executive board
| After more than 35 years of leading Stahlwerke Bochum GmbH, Bruno Mayer hands over the sole management of the company to his son Stephan O. Mayer on 01 October 2023.
July 2023 crude steel production
| World crude steel production for the 63 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 158.5 million tonnes (Mt) in July 2023, a 6.6% increase compared to July 2022.
Cronimet Group with record sales in 2022
| The Cronimet Group reports record sales of EUR 4.1 billion for the fiscal year 2022 and has again exceeded its operating profit of 2021 by approximately 10%.
Ferrous Division: Terminology and energy costs dominate at Amsterdam meeting
| The BIR Ferrous Division meeting on May 23 heralded the release of its 14th edition of “World Steel Recycling in Figures”.
March 2023 crude steel production
| World crude steel production for the 63 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (Worldsteel) was 165.1 million tonnes (Mt) in March 2023, a 1.7% increase compared to March 2022.
Worldsteel Short Range Outlook April 2023
| Worldsteel forecasts that this year, demand will see a 2.3% rebound to reach 1,822.3 Mt. Steel demand is forecast to grow by 1.7% in 2024 to reach 1,854.0 Mt.
Kuusakoski invests in first carbon-free steel recycling plant
| Kuusakoski plans to invest 25M€ in building a steel recycling plant that will operate 100% carbon free.
Coin recovery from industrial waste, incineration and automotive scrap
| Redwave has launched the new sensor based Redwave CX Coin Sorter, a sorting system for recovering coins from industrial waste incineration (IWI) slag and automotive scrap.
