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thyssenkrupp: Advancing the “APEX” program
20.09.2023
thyssenkrupp is driving forward its transformation with the reorganization of the portfolio and the launch of its group-wide performance-oriented program “APEX”.
Dillingen qualification base - SHS-Stahl-Holding-Saar and VECTOR work together on non-destructive testing procedures
20.09.2023
Today, non-destructive testing methods are among the standardized and most frequently used quality testing methods in industry.
Digital core production: Cooperation between HA, MAGMA and Laempe
20.09.2023
To develop digital core production, three technology providers leading in their respective areas have successfully continued their long-standing partnership.
Global DRI production reaches 127.36 million tonnes in 2022
20.09.2023
In 2022, global direct reduced iron (DRI) production was 127.36 million tonnes (Mt), almost 6.9% higher than the previous record of 119.2 Mt set in 2021. Global DRI production has increased by almost 55 million tons or around 75% in the last six years.
Hydro: New casting plant in Rackwitz for green aluminum
20.09.2023
Hydro reaches a milestone with the opening of the new HyForge casting plant at the aluminum recycling plant in Rackwitz, Germany. The company is responding to the automotive industry's decarbonization efforts and increasing the use of recycled scrap. Hydro made an investment of 40 million euros here.
ArcelorMittal Duisburg is waiting for politics on decarbonization
20.09.2023
At ArcelorMittal, the decarbonization of steel production is a central topic for the future - there are also concrete plans for the transformation of the plant at the Duisburg site in order to produce climate-neutral production by 2030.
Fraunhofer facility supplied with battery solutions from Bühler
20.09.2023
The German Fraunhofer Society for Battery Cell Research FFB and the Swiss technology company Bühler Group are strengthening their collaboration. The Fraunhofer FFB has been using Bühler's technology to mix electrode paste since 2021.
Siemens Energy sells 12 PEM electrolysers to Air Liquide
18.09.2023
Siemens Energy reports the sale of 12 electrolysers with a total capacity of 200 MW to Air Liquide. The French gas company plans to use the units in its Normand'Hy project in northern France.
Money for green steel: H2 Green Steel receives €1.5 billion from international investors
18.09.2023
H2 Green Steel has received €1.5 billion from a large group of international investors - the company says this is the largest European private placement of the year. The steelmaker is investing the money in the development of its large-scale hydrogen steelmaking plant in Boden, northern Sweden.
Electrolysers for Get H2 Lingen: RWE allowed to build first 200-MW
18.09.2023
RWE subsidiary Nukleus Green H2 has received approval for two 100-MW electrolysers. They are now being built on the site of the Emsland natural gas power plant in Lingen as part of the GET H2 Nukleus hydrogen project. Plans call for 300 MW by 2027.