Archive for February 5th, 2007
13th World Steel Conference
CRU and ThyssenKrupp Steel are co-hosting the above event in Bonn from the 4th to the 6th of March.
Details can be found here.
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Posted: February 5th, 2007 under Steel International.
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Fine blanking
I came across a nice resource on fine blanking. A specialist technique for producing components from steel strip in the pressings or stampings industry, it’s well worth bookmarking.
By way of an introduction:-
Fineblanking, as a process, is a marriage of a very specific type of hydraulic press that has three motions and specially designed tooling. The combination of [...]
Posted: February 5th, 2007 under Off Topic, Steel.
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Steel job worries in South Wales
The new owners of Corus have said there is no guarantee the thousands of jobs in South West Wales are safe.Ratan Tata, chairman of Indian buyer Tata Group, said his plan was to make the company’s UK operations more profitable.
Now thousands of steelworkers are anxiously awaiting what the future holds for them following the takeover.
Last [...]
Posted: February 5th, 2007 under Steel News.
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Volatile times at Wheeling-Pitt
I came across an interesting article on the Indy Star about the troubled steelmaker Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation. It makes interesting reading on how quickly a re-vamped board can re-act to a negative situation. It appears much is yet to be done, following what was a “hostile” takeover. Anyway it makes interesting reading.
Everyone knew Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. [...]
Posted: February 5th, 2007 under Steel International.
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