METAL / ALUMINIUM & NONFERMET coming up trumps at Targi Kielce The International Fair of Technologies for Foundry METAL and the International Fair of Aluminium & Technology, Materials and Non-Ferrous Metal Products ALUMINIUM & NONFERMET will be held on 28th- 30th September 2010. Exhibition stands prepared by a few hundred companies from all over the world will feature special equipment for the foundry and…

auch Verfügbar in Vormesse-Pressekonferenz am 07. Juli in Stuttgart Die EuroMold Vormesse-Pressekonferenz fand am 07. Juli 2010 im Porsche-Museum Stuttgart statt. Auf der Pressekonferenz wurden aktuelle Informationen zur EuroMold, dem Gastland Türkei, zur Bedeutung des Werkzeugbaus in der Automobilindustrie und zum Zukunftsmarkt "e-Manufacturing". Hintergrundinformationen zu den Reden können Sie weiter…

auch Verfügbar in Chinas Windenergiemarkt bricht alle Rekorde Hersteller und Zulieferer informieren über ihre Aktivitäten auf der HUSUM WindEnergy / HUSUM WindEnergy - vom 21 bis 25 September 2010 auf dem Messegelände Husum Der Ausbau der Windenergie boomt - vor allem in China. Weltweit stieg die Windenergiekapazität 2009 um 37,5 GW oder 31 Prozent, damit erreichte die rund um den Globus installierte…

Mr Prasad Baji of Edelweiss Securities Limited wrote in a note that aluminium scrap prices are firm after having bottomed out. They fell only 13% from the top while steel scrap prices retreated 25% to 30% from the top showing the better strength of the aluminium market as compared to the steel market. Copper and aluminium inventories are in declining trend thus signifying demand supply improvement. Copper…

Mercedes-Benz’s AMG operation is preparing to enter Europe’s hot hatch ranks with its own powered-up version of the third-generation A-class. The new entry-level AMG model aims to challenge rivals such as the next-gen Ford Focus RS and Volkswagen Golf R with a combination of supercharged four-cylinder power and four-wheel drive. It is expected to go on sale about a year after standard versions of the new…

According to a report from Goetzpartners Corporate Finance Limited, Germany's energy intensive industries may have their profits cut by as much as 87% by 2020 due to the costs of carbon emissions certificates. According to the report's conservative estimates, carbon emissions may cost German companies more than EUR 5 billion if the law and emissions levels stay unchanged. The report said that by 2020, steel…

Information revealed from the lately held semiyearly working conference of Shangdong Iron and Steel Group shows that it realized total profits of around CNY 2.33 billion in the first half an encouraging news but predicting a even tougher baptism in front of it for the second. Data shows in the first half, the output of pig iron, crude steel and steel products of the mill registered 12.08 million tonnes up…

Reuters quoted analysts as saying that rising Chinese aluminium output and the start up of new capacity will offset cuts made by western aluminium firms and could push prices lower again as London Metal Exchange warehouses reach new heights. But others believed that the market has some of the best prospects among LME traded metals, helped by a demand pick up later this year, further output cuts and near…

Reuters reported that shares in ArcelorMittal's South African unit jump nearly 7% as traders bet the steel maker resolve pricing dispute with Kumba Iron Ore while technical factors suggest the stock was due for a rebound. As per report, ArcelorMittal South Africa gains 6.93% at ZAR 76.99, a day after government said the company and Kumba were committed reaching an agreement. Mr Sasha Naryshkine, a trader at…

Itar-Tass cited Mr Igor Komarov president of AvtoVAZ as saying that Russia biggest car manufacturer AvtoVAZ and the Renault-Nissan alliance will make up to 300,000 motor vehicles a year at a joint production facility in Russia’s Togliatti starting from 2012. Mr Komarov said overall investments in the project will amount to EUR 400 million euros, with Renault-Nissan accounting for EUR 300 million. Starting…