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New World Record in DRI Production
06/02/2026
In 2025, Tosyalı Algérie A.Ş. set a new world record in the production of direct reduced iron (DRI). With its second direct reduction module, the company achieved an impressive output of 2.43 million tonnes of DRI in its first year of operation.
Sughd Metal Achieves Full Production Capacity with OTO Tube Mills
02/02/2026
Equipped with cutting-edge tube mill technology from Fives, the Sughd Metal facility has positioned itself as a leading production center in Central Asia's metal sector, successfully reaching its planned output capacity.
Partnership for Sustainable Aviation
26/01/2026
The world's leading provider of sustainable stainless steel, Outokumpu, and the Nordic company Norsk e-Fuel, which specializes in the development of power-to-liquid projects, have signed a memorandum of understanding.
New Cold Rolling Mill Installed for Aluminium Production
19/01/2026
Fives, a global engineering group, has recently installed a new 4Hi cold rolling mill at the Compañía Valenciana de Aluminio Baux plant in Spain. The plant, which is part of the Jupiter Aluminium Group and produces aluminium coils, now benefits from an additional mill designed to expand its production capacity to 60,000 tonnes per year in response to rising industry demand.
H2Rollout Project Researches Conversion in Galvanizing Plant
12/01/2026
The H2Rollout research project, with participation from Westfälische Hochschule, is investigating the combustion behavior of so-called flat flame burners and their conversion to hydrogen.
Slot-Design Box Furnaces as a Solution for Steel Preheating
12/01/2026
In industrial steel processing, box furnaces with slot openings are gaining increasing attention. This concept, implemented among others by NUTEC Bickley, is used for the thermal preheating of steel components prior to downstream processes such as forging, forming, or bending.
Bolivia's First Direct Reduction Plant Commences Production
19/12/2025
Tenova HYL, a leading Tenova company in the field of direct reduction, has successfully commissioned its ENERGIRON Zero-Reformer DR Micro-Module at Empresa Siderúrgica del Mutún in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, producing the first Direct Reduced Iron (DRI) on October 7.
Lünen: Millions invested in climate-friendly district heating
19/12/2025
The Lünen biomass power plant (BMK), which has been operated by Iqony Energies and Remondis since 2006, is to be comprehensively modernised and expanded for heat extraction by 2028. In addition to the conversion of the existing power plant, the construction of an additional heating plant is planned.
Energy Efficiency Industry Sounds Alarm: Short-Time Work, Investment Freezes – and the Government Creates Even More Uncertainty
15/12/2025
The German Industry Initiative for Energy Efficiency (DENEFF) is sounding the alarm in light of the planned amendment to the Energy Efficiency Act (EnEfG) and warns against a dilution of proven standards.
EWE begins construction of a 320 MW electrolyzer in Emden
15/12/2025
The energy supplier EWE has begun construction of a 320-megawatt electrolysis plant in Emden. The plant is part of the Clean Hydrogen Coastline project and is expected to supply green hydrogen to industrial customers from the end of 2027.