Westomat dosing furnace or conventional ladle system? This is the decision which more and more operators of foundries in Europe are confronted with when modernizing or expanding their systems. This was also the case with the Celikel foundry in the region of Kocaeli (Turkey) and with another large foundry in Coventry (United Kingdom). For both companies, the focus was on increased productivity of the systems…

Envoy: Italy Ready to Help Iran Progress in Railway Connections, Tourism As a bridge for communications between the two countries, the Italian embassy in Iran is ready to introduce Italy's capacities in the transportation industry and launch new cooperation in railway and tourism industries through coordinating bilateral and multilateral relations and meetings," Giansanti said in a meeting with…

Founded in 2019 and located in Saint-Étienne in France, TRIMETAL has become a benchmark in the recovery and valorization of special metals. The company specializes in the processing and recovery of ferrous and non-ferrous metals from complex waste streams: refuse derived fuel, glass, wood, incineration residues, mattress springs, pulper ropes, and more. Thanks to its expertise and the integration of…

The 7th Global Foundry Sourcing Conference 2010 was held successfully at Regency Hotel Qingdao, China on Sep 16th 2010 (Herein short of FSC Conference), which was organized by China Foundry Suppliers Union and Suppliers China Co., Ltd, co-sponsored by National Technical Committee on Foundry of Standardization Administration of China. FSC conference has been held successfully for six times in Shanghai and…

REGISTER FOR FREE TO VISIT ALUMOTIVE 2014 Your entrance card will allow you to visit the fair and will give you free access to all the conferences and events. ALUMOTIVE will open its doors on 11 June 2014. A well known location at an international level, will showcase original equipment suppliers (Tier 2 and Tier 3), a unique industrial heritage of undisputed international importance, capable of attracting…

Latin America represented 10% of the exports of manufactured iron and steel products (chapter 73) from China to the world between January and August 2012, reaching 1.9 million t, equivalent to 3,028 million Dollars. The value of the exports is 38% higher than in the same period of 2011, while in terms of volume the increase has been 9.5%. During this period, the three main importing countries of…

TEX reported that Japan's largest electric steelmaker Tokyo Steel Mfg Co has reduced what the company pays for locally available ferrous scrap by a uniform JPY 1,000 per tonne for all grades of arrivals at its five works, effective with March 11th 2011 purchases, which indicates the company's purchase price reduction of local ferrous scrap for the first time in four and a half months since October 2010. As…

Nikkei reported that Toyota Motor Corporation will install eight more cogeneration gas fired generators to reduce its dependence on the power grid this summer. The automaker will install the generators at six factories, including the Tsutsumi plant that manufactures the Prius hybrid car, from the end of July to September 2012. The cost of the investment has not been disclosed. Toyota has already installed…

YXLON has introduced a new X-ray system for the aerospace market based on the proven design of the universal Y.MU2000-D inspection system. Thanks to its well-engineered concept, the new YXLON MU60 AE is the fitting solution for ensuring quality of a large variety of parts while meeting the latest aerospace industry standards. The new MU60 AE x-ray system meets the relevant ASTM standards and MAI guidelines,…

According to the data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute, in December 2011 Turkey's ferroalloy imports rose 8.8% compared to the previous month and were down 37.6% compared to December 2010, totaling 31,187 tonnes. The value of these imports amounted to USD 46.3 million increasing by 6% as compared to November and down 40.9% YoY. In the whole of 2011, Turkey's ferroalloy imports totaled 432,549…