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Higher Recycling of Steel Packaging Can Save More Carbon Dioxide Emissions

The Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging (APEAL) has successfully completed and revealed the results of a life cycle assessment (LCA) on the European tinplate production.

5 Apr 2012

Cookson Complete Acquisition of Leading Flux Supplier

Cookson Group plc ("Cookson"), a leading materials science company, announces that on 29 March 2012 it completed the acquisition of Metallurgica Beteiligungsesellschaft mbH, Metallurgica Gesellschaft fur Hutten...

1 Apr 2012

Kobe Steel Plans for Name Change of its Singapore Welding Subsidiary

Kobe Steel has planned to alter the name of Kobe Welding, its Singapore subsidiary, to Kobelco Welding Asia Pacific. This name change will become effective from April 1, 2012.

From Kobe Steel 30 Mar 2012

APEAL Announces Increased Recycling Rates of Steel Packaging Material

The new recycling figures have been introduced by the Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging (APEAL) for use in post-consumer steel packaging scrap.

29 Mar 2012

MIT Team Evaluates Costs and Impact of Advanced Material Manufacturing

An Environmentally Benign Manufacturing research team led by Tim Gutowski, a professor of mechanical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), is working on the environmental impacts and costs associated with advanced material manufacturing.

26 Mar 2012

Tata Steel Delivers Presentation at Ecobuild Sustainable Building Exhibition

Steel producer, Tata Steel announced that it participated in the 2012 Ecobuild event, which was held on March 20, 2012. John Dowling, the company’s sustainability expert, delivered a presentation on life cycle analysis (LCA) of the steel industry. He has described the importance of considering the entire life of buildings, right from cradle to grave.

From Tata Steel UK Ltd 23 Mar 2012

SSAB to Supply Wear-Resistant Steel Plate to Dutch Manufacturer

A global high strength steel supplier, SSAB, has won a major order for its Hardox HiTuf, a wear resistant steel plate, from Geha BV. Geha, based in Zaandam, the Netherlands, has specialized in the production of wear parts for the recycling and civil engineering industries.

17 Mar 2012

Kobe Steel to Acquire 33% Shares in Sojitz Resources + Technology

Kobe Steel, a Japanese steelmaker, has signed an agreement with Sojitz, based in Tokyo, Japan, to acquire 33% shares in its subsidiary, Sojitz Resources & Technology.

From Kobe Steel 17 Mar 2012

Harsco to Provide Services to Alfa Acciai Group’s Steel Mill in Italy

Harsco¸ a diversified global industrial company offering important services, products and resource recovery solutions, has signed a $55 million worth service agreement with Alfa Acciai Group, an Italian producer of electric arc furnace (EAF) steel.

13 Mar 2012