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Czech Republic: OKD Darkov Mine awarded the Golden Permon in 2013 for its extraordinary safety achievements

KARVINÁ, 13-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — OKD Darkov Mine with over 3 thousands employees was awarded the Golden Permon in 2013 for its extraordinary achievements in the area of safety, the category Mining activity carried out underground – a hard coal mine. … Read the full press release

MYTILINEOS Group announced net profit up 36.5% in their financial results for the 1st Quarter of 2014

Maroussi, Greece, 21-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — 2014-Q1 Highlights: Operational profitability (EBITDA) up 28%. Net profit up 36.5%. Generation of strong cash flows and improvement of the Group’s credit profile. Net borrowing further reduced to €436.9 million, down from €509.7 million in 2013 and … Read the full press release

voestalpine opens 22nd production site in China

Linz, Austria, 16-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The voestalpine Group’s 22nd production site in China will be officially opened today. voestalpine Profilform (China), a subsidiary of the Metal Forming Division, produces and processes high-quality steel pipes and sections for agricultural and construction machinery … Read the full press release

SSAB and Hexicon to develop far off shore platforms for renewable energy

Stockholm, Sweden, 13-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — SSAB is entering into an agreement with Hexicon AB to develop far off shore platforms. The combined technology will offer advantages within the market for renewable energy. A first demonstration unit is planned for Swedish waters in 2017. … Read the full press release

ArcelorMittal Europe announces €58 million operating profit for the first three months of 2014

ArcelorMittal Europe today announced results for the first quarter of 2014. Luxembourg,  9-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The segment recorded an operating profit of €58 million for the first three months of 2014. This compares with an operating loss of €396 million in … Read the full press release

FLSmidth to supply engineering, procurement and site construction services to Mongolian company Mongolyn Alt (MAK) Group

Copenhagen, Denmark, 8-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — FLSmidth has received orders worth approximately USD 43m (approximately DKK 231m) from the Mongolian company, Mongolyn Alt (MAK) Group, to supply engineering, procurement and site construction services for the Tsagaan Suvarga copper-molybdenum concentrator project. This greenfield plant, … Read the full press release

SGL Group to supply 12kt of graphitized cathodes to Hangzhou Jinjiang Group in China

Major graphitized cathode supply contract concluded between Hangzhou Jinjiang Group and SGL Group Order volume: 12kt Serving a landmark smelter project in Inner-Mongolia, China Hangzhou / Wiesbaden, 30-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Hangzhou Jinjiang Group and SGL Group concluded a contract for … Read the full press release

SGL Group’s Dr. Hubert Jäger appointed Chair of Lightweight Engineering and Polymer Technology at Technische Universität Dresden

• Dr. Hubert Jäger succeeds Prof. Werner Hufenbach at the ILK • Appointment will strengthen the strategic research area of lightweight engineering Wiesbaden / Dresden, 30-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Dr. Hubert Jäger, head of SGL Group’s R&D organization, has been appointed … Read the full press release

Freight One to provide transportation services for the export of RUSAL’s aluminium produced in Russia

Moscow, 28-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — UC RUSAL (SEHK: 486, Euronext: RUSAL/RUAL, Moscow Exchange: RUALR/RUALRS), a leading, global aluminium producer, announces the signing of an exclusive three-year service contract with OJSC Freight One for the export of finished products in covered wagons. … Read the full press release

BMT completes review of the Environmental Impact Statement and Environmental Management and Monitoring Plan for the proposed Woodlark Island Gold Project in Papua New Guinea

Teddington, UK, 23-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — BMT WBM (BMT), a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, has completed an independent expert review of the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Environmental Management and Monitoring Plan (EMMP) for the proposed Woodlark Island Gold Project, situated in … Read the full press release

ROSATOM and MMC Norilsk Nickel sign cooperation agreement on social and economic development of Zabaikalskiy region

MOSCOW, 18-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — ROSATOM and MMC Norilsk Nickel have signed a cooperation agreement on social and economic development of Zabaikalskiy region. The top-priority items of the agreement refer to the growth of the mining sector of the region. The … Read the full press release

Glencore Xstrata plc sells Las Bambas copper mine project to MMG Limited, GUOXIN International Investment Corporation Limited and CITIC Metal Co., Limited consortium for US$5.85 billion

Baar, Switzerland, 14-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Glencore Xstrata plc (“Glencore”) has signed an agreement for the sale of its entire interest in the Las Bambas copper mine project (“Las Bambas”) to a consortium owned 62.5% by MMG Limited, 22.5% by GUOXIN International Investment … Read the full press release

World’s largest silver and eighth biggest copper producer KGHM completes pre-stripping of Sierra Gorda mine in Chile

Lubin, Poland, 9-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — KGHM – world’s largest silver and eighth biggest copper producer – has announced the completion of pre-stripping of the Sierra Gorda mine in Chile. This prepares the copper and molybdenum resource for commissioning, expected to begin in … Read the full press release

Thuringia’s Minister President Christine Lieberknecht visited K+S’s Werra potash plant

Thuringia, Germany, 1-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Thuringia’s Minister President Christine Lieberknecht today paid a visit to the Werra potash plant in the Hesse-Thuringia potash district at the invitation of Norbert Steiner, the Chairman of the K+S Board of Executive Directors. During an underground … Read the full press release

Sapa introduces new MPE aluminium alloys for HVAC&R micro-channel heat exchanger systems

Oslo, Norway, 20-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Sapa is introducing the new 9153 and 9170 aluminium alloys for HVAC&R micro-channel heat exchanger systems. The alloys offer features and benefits that are unmatched in the field. Most of all, the alloys provide high inherent corrosion … Read the full press release

Henkel’s TCS Engineering department developed modular metering and control system under the brand name Lineguard

Lineguard ProcessControl 200 from Henkel for reliable regulation of pretreatment processes in the metals industry Düsseldorf / Germany, 17-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — In the manufacture of metal components, the ability to continuously monitor surface pretreatment processes and to ensure the optimum infeed … Read the full press release

ArcelorMittal, Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation close the acquisition of ThyssenKrupp Steel USA

Luxembourg, 8-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — ArcelorMittal, together with Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation (“NSSMC”), today announces that it has completed the acquisition of ThyssenKrupp Steel USA (“TK Steel USA”), a steel processing plant in Calvert, Alabama, having received all necessary regulatory … Read the full press release

Europe’s largest copper producer Aurubis reported on past fiscal year results to 1,500 shareholders and guests in Hamburg

Hamburg, Germany, 28-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — “Operating earnings before taxes in fiscal year 2012/13 amounted to € 114 million. Earnings in accordance with IFRS were minus € 230 million. The Group’s key figures reflect a split situation: return on capital employed … Read the full press release

voestalpine AG reports solid result for the first nine months of the business year 2013/14, despite economic challenges

Revenue declines slightly by 3.1% from EUR 8.7 to EUR 8.4 billion At EUR 1.01 billion, operating result (EBITDA) just slightly below last year’s figure (EUR 1.04 billion) At EUR 573 million, profit from operations (EBIT) is 5.6% or EUR … Read the full press release

ArcelorMittal received US antitrust clearance for ThyssenKrupp Steel USA acquisition

Luxembourg, 5-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — ArcelorMittal today announces that the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act (HSR) terminated on January 29, 2014 with respect to its acquisition, through a 50/50 joint venture with Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation, … Read the full press release