Dotson Iron Castings was recently awarded the Plant Engineering Award from the American Foundry Society (AFS). The Engineering Division of AFS presents the award based on an onsite audit covering the following selecton criteria: State of the Art Business KPI Supporting on-going operations Project planning Energy and environmental considerations Dotson received the award based on the installation of the…

Aluminium production in Germany fell significantly again in the second quarter. At primary aluminum smelters, the production volume fell by just under half, and in the in the semi-finished products sector, the decline was in the double-digit percentage range. AD President Rob van Gils emphasized: "The exodus of the industry has already begun and is gathering pace and is gaining more and more momentum.…

The Canadian Press reported that workers at a steel plant in eastern France have locked up four of their bosses in a dispute over layoffs, marking a new eruption of frustration at the fallout of the financial crisis. The plant in the town of Fraisses, owned by Swedish manufacturer Akers, is slated to close because of a collapse in orders over the past year, and the plant's 120 workers are to lose their…

Novinite reported that laid off workers of Bulgaria's steel giant Kremikovtzi will be re trained and motivated with money from the European Globalization Adjustment Fund. As per report, Bulgaria is going to get BGL 5 million from the European Globalization Adjustment Fund in order to help the workers laid off from its ailing steel giant Kremikovtzi to find new jobs. Thus, the several thousand workers who…

TODAY'S ZAMAN reported that Turkey's largest steelmaker Eregli Demir Çelik has decided to reduce its workforce by encouraging its workers to leave their jobs voluntarily with extra compensation in addition to a severance package. Erdemir, released a written statement to the Istanbul Stock Exchange saying that employees working at the Erdemir Group's five subsidiary companies Erdemir, Isdemir, Erenco, Erbor…

RIA Novosti quoted a Healthcare and Social Development Ministry spokesman said the GAZ Group, Russia largest manufacturer of light commercial vehicles plans to dismiss 14,000 employees by the end of 2009. A GAZ spokesman did not confirm the report, however. The ministry spokesman said the cuts would be made in the majority of the group companies. Almost 5,500 people have already been made redundant by GAZ.…

Sunday Sun reported that thousands of Corus steel workers are currently on tenterhooks. Originally told they would be out of work by the end of January, they have now been given a stay of execution. If Corus shuts down some of its operations on Teesside, however, it won’t just be the 1,600 employees directly employed by the steel maker who lose their jobs. Estimates by Redcar and Cleveland Council suggest…