Ankara, Turkey – July 30, 2012: At this most important haunt of the Turkish foundry industry, ASK Chemicals will be presenting its comprehensive and innovative product portfolio at this year’s ANKIROS, which takes place from September 13 to 16. The visitors will meet a competent team of foundry experts and be presented with innovative foundry resources for all foundry process steps: Binders, additives and…

Automotive producers in Turkey are to carry out scheduled repair works at their production facilities in August while they are generally due to restart production by the end of the month. In Bursa, the center of the automotive sector in Turkey, Oyak Renault will suspend production during August 1-13, while Tofas and Karsan will have their summer break on August 6th to 27th 2012. The Toyota plant in Adapazan…

Impasse on Riva shutdown by judicial decree prolongs with the verdict of appellant court expected by Friday. However the earlier judgment is unlikely to be overturned even though there might be some reconciliation in view build-up of immense political and social pressure. It is expected that 1. Prices will be increased, as already done, by the other flat producers 2. Other EU competitors will enhance…

Die-sinking systems from ONA serve for modification and repair of very large moulds and for fine-sparking of high-precision small moulds. The first CNC machine tool UK mould maker C&M Mould Tools acquired was a die-sinking EDM machine from ONA Electro-Erosion S.A. As the company expanded through the 1990s, it came to operate two ONA CNC die-sinkers and some other CNC machine tools. More and more space and…

AGTOS ist der Spezialist für die Oberflächentechnik in Gießereien. Neben der Fertigung von Schleuderrad-Strahlmaschinen zum Reinigen, Entrosten, Entzundern und Verfestigen von Oberflächen werden komplette Bearbeitungszentren inkl. Der Fördertechnik projektiert. Weiterhin bietet der Fachbetrieb hochwertige gebrauchte Strahlmaschinen an. Besonderen Wert legt AGTOS auf einen umfassenden Service rund um die…

Tata Steel has announced it will invest more than €12 million (£10m) in new technology so it can produce longer wear-resistant rails at its French steel mill. The new technology will enable Tata Steel to heat treat rails of up to 108 m in length at its Hayange facility in the Lorraine region of north-east France. Heat-treated rail can last up to three times longer than standard rail when used in high wear…

It is reported that the supervisory board chairman of German steelmaker ThyssenKrupp AG and Siemens AG has excluded the possibility of the two companies merging. Mr Gerhard Cromme said that "As long as I'm chairman of one or both supervisory boards, there won't be a merger with Siemens." Instead, Mr Cromme said that ThyssenKrupp will resolve its problems on its own. ThyssenKrupp is struggling with EUR 6.4…

ArcelorMittal has launched new corporate brochure 'Fabric of life'. From windscreen wipers to snow shovels to baking tins, steel is the material used to make many of the objects we use every day. Our newly published corporate brochure demonstrates just how interwoven steel is in our daily lives. The introduction to the 32 page brochure reads that "We believe steel has a key role to play in the world. From…

China Knowledge quoted the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine in a statement said Audi AG, a German subsidiary of Volkswagen AG, will recall 1,633 units of imported Q5 3.2FSI Quattro in China from August 7. The AQSIQ said the affected Q5 model was manufactured between June and December last year. The automaker said the skylight glass in these affected vehicles would…

1962-2012: 50 years of passion and commitment F.lli Mazzon – an Italian producer of binders and refractory coatings for foundries – has been supplying the market since 1962 and celebrates this year its 50th anniversary. With export sales that have more than tripled in the last 5 years, and which currently exceed 30% of our annual turnover, the company has grown and established itself in over 30 countries,…