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 groupÂ’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.

Outokumpu announces new strategy on November 5

As part of OutokumpuÂ’s strategy process, the company has appointed a new Outokumpu Leadership Team (OLT) to ensure diligent strategy execution in order to improve OutokumpuÂ’s competitiveness and financial performance.

OECD concerns on steel market impact during COVID-19

The OECD Steel Committee expressed grave concern at its meeting recently over the deterioration in steel market conditions related to the COVID-19 crisis.

Heinrich lines boost performance in Schütz steel center

Heinrich Georg Maschinenfabrik has recently commissioned a slitting line and a cut-to-length line for high-strength steel strips at the steel service center of Schütz GmbH & Co.