Overview: Topics
Plastics trends: New developments in plastic pipes
16.09.2025
The plastic pipe industry is undergoing a phase of intensive development. Driven by the energy transition, climate protection and increasing demands for resource efficiency, solutions are currently being developed that have the potential to bring about lasting change in energy and water supply.
The Steel Industry in Southeast Asia: Between Growth and Trade Barriers
01.09.2025
The steel industry in Southeast Asia is currently undergoing a phase of intensive growth. The region stands on the threshold of developing into a significant global player in the steel sector, with regional countries pursuing different growth strategies.
Hydrogen from North Africa: Potential in Egypt, Tunisia & Co.
18.08.2025
In just a few weeks, the first wire Middle East Africa will open its doors in Cairo, Egypt. The region is considered one of the most important sources for green hydrogen exports from the 2030s onwards. This expectation is well-founded, as demonstrated by the first H2Global auction last year: the winner of the $400 million tender was an ammonia project in Egypt.
Egypt Forges Its Future: Rise to Africa's Steel Superpower
04.08.2025
The Egyptian steel industry has developed into a significant economic sector of the country in recent years and today holds a leading position on the African continent.
Trenchless pipeline construction: The backbone of the energy transition
28.07.2025
Trenchless pipeline construction is an indispensable component of modern and sustainable infrastructure planning. This key technology is currently playing a particularly important role in the German energy transition.
How CCS Opens New Opportunities for the Pipeline Industry
14.07.2025
Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) represents a widely debated methodology for managing CO₂ emissions across industrial sectors. While proponents view CO₂ capture and sequestration as a viable pathway toward decarbonization, critics point to the substantial costs and environmental risks inherent in the process.
Standard-compliant and low-emission: how GRP flange connections comply with TA Luft
07.07.2025
The new version of the Technical Instructions on Air Quality Control (TA Luft) published on August 18, 2021, as the first general administrative regulation to the Federal Immission Control Act brings new requirements for operators of industrial plants - especially with regard to the monitoring of fugitive emissions at flange connections.
Aluminum Recycling: Key to Sustainable Circular Economy
01.07.2025
The economic and regulatory framework for metal processing industries is undergoing fundamental change. Rising CO₂ fees, stricter environmental legislation, and increasing cost pressure on primary raw materials require new strategies in the value chain.
Hydrogen ramp-up in Germany: Current status and priorities of the new BMWE
10.06.2025
With the expansion of the hydrogen core network, Germany is currently laying the foundations for an efficient supply of hydrogen in the country. At the same time, regional model initiatives are taking place in many places to establish practical hydrogen solutions and thus successfully build bridges to commercial use.
New Engineering Approaches for Adaptable, Autonomous Production Systems – Impulses for the Mechanical and Plant Engineering Sector
27.05.2025
In today’s industrial landscape—shaped by supply bottlenecks, workforce shortages, and fluctuating market demands—companies in mechanical and plant engineering, such as those represented at wire & Tube, face the challenge of making their production more resilient, flexible, and future-ready.