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Thyssenkrupp wants to keep steel division for the time being
05/03/2026
Thyssenkrupp has paused talks with India's Jindal Steel International about a possible sale of the German industrial group's steel unit, it said on Saturday. As the Essen-based group has announced, talks with the Indian steel company Jindal regarding a stake in the business have been put on hold.
Stainless steel brake discs significantly reduce fine particulate emissions and offer exceptional durability
05/01/2026
A stainless steel brake disc exhibits extremely low wear and has a projected service life of up to 300,000 km. In a wheel brake equipped with an inorganic brake lining, wear is reduced by over 85 percent compared to a gray cast iron brake disc and an organic friction lining.
Tata Steel is decarbonising its blast furnace
04/29/2026
Tata Steel has entered into definitive agreements with SMS h for the implementation of the new EASyMelt technology. Tata Steel intends to proceed with the phased first industrial demonstration of this technology in blast furnace E in Jamshedpur. Tata Steel’s objective is to cut CO2 emissions by more than 50 percent compared to the blast furnace’s baseline operation.
New materials sought – efficient and ecologically sound
04/24/2026
New, sustainable metallic materials and their manufacturing processes are the focus of the DaMic research project. Its sub-projects, eleven in total, aim to help set up a new field of research at the interface of digitalisation and sustainability.
Laboratory for the iron ores of the future
04/22/2026
Thyssenkrupp Steel is investing 2.4 million euros in the expansion of the existing blast furnace laboratory in Duisburg-Schwelgern. The investment supports efficient process control and raw material evaluation for the direct reduction plant.
Marcegaglia plans new steelworks in southern France
04/17/2026
Steel company Marcegaglia and Danieli jointly announce the signing of an agreement related to the implementation of a major steelmaking and flat rolling facility investment in Fos-sur-Mer, France, with an overall contract value of approximately €450 million including options and spares.
Hirschvogel integrates AI-based automated testing of closed-die forgings
04/13/2026
AI-assisted testing instead of visual checks: The new system utilizes fully automated final inspections of closed-die forgings, thus replacing conventional manual checks.
New ways of recovering valuable metals from blast furnace slag
04/09/2026
A functioning circular economy is a core topic in the endeavour to achieve greater sustainability. Now, a joint project on the leaching and processing of blast furnace slag from electric arc furnaces marks the official launch of pioneering research to boost the circular economy in the steel industry.
Digital twin enables increased yield in synthesis processes
04/06/2026
Steel production generates large quantities of so-called furnace gases, which are rich in hydrogen and carbon oxides. Modelling the process of converting purified exhaust gases into methanol within a digital twin helps to optimise this process and significantly increase productivity.
Koji Sakatani appointed CEO of Primetals
04/02/2026
Sakatani, currently Vice President of Plants and Infrastructure Systems at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Group, will assume the position of CEO at Primetals Technologies effective April 1, 2026. His predecessor, Yoshiharu Ikeda, is retiring.