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India has strong targets for renewable power

With 10,000 MW by 2022 made from biopower, India has strong targets for renewable power sources. The state-specific targets show that Uttar Pradesh (North India) and Maharashtra (West India) will take over a major role in biopower.

BUMAX gets new Managing Director

BUMAX of Sweden has a new Managing Director. Mr Lars Holm has a strong background from the logistics, manufacturing, adhesive, and tooling industries and will focus on increasing global sales of BUMAX top quality fasteners.

Team Stainless shows the life cycle of stainless steels

Team Stainless published ‘The Global Life Cycle of Stainless Steels’, a summary of the results of a study which quantifies the stocks and flows cycle of stainless steels.

Start-up of Tenova Consteel® EAF at Arvedi Plant

Tenova started up the most productive Electric Arc Furnace in history, a Tenova Consteel® EAF, at Acciaieria Arvedi, Cremona (Italy).

Hebert joins CPChem as executive VP and COO

Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC (CPChem) announced that B.J. Hebert will join the company as executive vice president and chief operating officer, effective November 1.

Van Meerbeeck Export becomes VM STEEL

The whole Van Meerbeeck team introduces its new branding, a new commercial name, a new logo, and a new color scheme.After

BASF Construction Chemicals business is now MBCC Group

MBCC Group has emerged from the former BASF Construction Chemicals business after its acquisition by Lone Star Funds. MBCC Group has been carved-out from BASF Group over the past 18 months and has been built as a standalone organization.

Dr Volpert as member of thyssenkrupp Supervisory Board

The Duisburg register court has appointed Dr Verena Volpert (60) as a member of the Supervisory Board. Dr Verena Volpert was Head of Finance at E.ON SE in Essen from 2006 to June 2020 and as a top executive was responsible for the group’s entire finance area.

SCHMOLZ + BICKENBACH Group becomes Swiss Steel Group

The SCHMOLZ + BICKENBACH Group is now called Swiss Steel Group. The proposal for the change of name submitted by the Board of Directors was approved by a large majority at the extraordinary general meeting held recently.

Stainless steel production decreases by 9.4% in 2020

The International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF) has released figures for the first half-year of 2020 showing that stainless steel melt shop production decreased by 9.4% year-on-year to 23.7 million metric tons.