Novelis, the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, today announced supply of its premium aluminum in the new 2018 Jeep® Wrangler. The use of lightweight, high-strength aluminum for closures, which includes parts of the doors, fenders, swing gate, and windshield surround, reduces weight and boosts fuel economy, helping make it the most capable and fuel efficient Wrangler ever produced by FCA US LLC. The all-new Wrangler is 200 pounds lighter than the previous steel version and ga

BizVibe, a smart B2B networking platform for global B2B buyers and suppliers, announced today the next generation of its B2B networking platform for the top iron ore suppliers in Australia. With the update, businesses can establish a faster and more efficient path from company discovery to getting better quotes and building long-lasting profitable business partnerships with the leading Australian iron ore suppliers. Iron ore is one of the most vital raw materials in the pr

We hold a positive outlook for European steel this year.  This is driven by both demand and supply side factors including strong expected output from steel-consuming sectors of the economy and restrictions on certain supply sources. Higher domestic capacity utilisation is expected to result. This year looks set to be another strong one for European steel prices and especially margins. There are several reasons why we hold this view. These include: A generally positive

Novelis Inc., the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, today announced plans to build an approximately $300 million automotive aluminum sheet manufacturing facility in Guthrie, Kentucky. The greenfield facility, with an annual nameplate capacity of 200,000 metric tons, will include heat treatment and pre-treatment lines, which prepare aluminum for use in vehicle parts such as body-in-white, hoods, doors, lift gates and fenders. The company expects to break ground in early spring an

The "Steel BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China) Industry Guide 2017" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The BRIC Steel industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market share, market size (value and volume 2012-16, and forecast to 2021). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.

As a result of 2017 pipe rolling mill of BSW demonstrated maximum progress in production volume for ten-year working history. 141 801 t of hot rolled seamless pipes were produced in shop, it makes up 170% to the level of 2016. As it was noted at pipe rolling mill (PRM), this performance was achieved thanks to well coordinated team work and good provision of orders. Totally last year manufacturing products were shipped to 126 customers from 19 world countries. Importers TOP-5 of Bela

voestalpine has long been regarded as an environmental and efficiency benchmark in its industry, as well as a driver of innovation. Now the technology and capital goods group can complete another step towards realizing the H2FUTURE research project funded by the EU: the government of Upper Austria as the responsible EIA authority has recently authorized construction of the world’s largest pilot plant of its type for CO2-free production of hydrogen at the site in Linz. Together with five

European Powder Metallurgy Association (EPMA) and the KIC-EIT Raw Material are collaborating on a new training course to help support and develop the powder metallurgy sector, named PM Life. PM Life is a new training programme, covering 5 key areas of powder metallurgy: Additive Manufacturing, Hot Isostatic Pressing, Metal Injection Moulding, Powder and Hard Materials and Press & Sinter. The 5 week long courses, delivered across Europe from Sweden to Spain and from Coventry-UK to Dresden,

Insteel Industries, Inc. today announced financial results for its first quarter ended December 30, 2017. First Quarter 2018 Results Net earnings for the first quarter of fiscal 2018 increased to $8.1 million, or $0.42 per diluted share, from $4.5 million, or $0.23 per share, in the same period a year ago. Insteel's earnings for the current year quarter benefited from a $3.7 million, or $0.19 per share gain on the remeasurement of deferred tax liabilit

ZK International Group Co., Ltd., a designer, engineer, manufacturer and supplier of patented high-performance stainless steel and carbon steel pipe products for projects that require sophisticated water or gas pipeline systems, is pleased to announce that the Company entered into a $1.2 million contract with The XingRong Group, one of the largest water treatment and supply company in Western China. Pursuant to this Phase I stainless steel pipe procurement contract, the Company will