328 new apprentices at premium training provider ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG
Wanted for 2011: Process mechanics and electronics technicians for automation engineering
Extended workbench: ThyssenKrupp Nirosta consolidates stainless steel service center operations
ThyssenKrupp Nirosta is to concentrate all its stainless steel service center operations in a single unit in the future. In addition to the Nirosta Service Center (NSC) based in Wilnsdorf (near Siegen), it will include EBOR...
Siemens to build combined cycle power plant in the Netherlands
Siemens Energy has received an order from the Netherlands for turnkey construction of a combined cycle power plant. Purchaser of the 435-megawatt (MW) plant Diemen 34 in the vicinity of Amsterdam is the Dutch utility Nuon, a...
Milestone: Duisburg-Bruckhausen meltshop of ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe produces 150 millionth ton of steel
The 864-strong workforce at ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe’s BOF meltshop in Duisburg-Bruckhausen had special cause to celebrate: On August 25 at 11.51 o’clock they produced the 150 millionth metric ton of crude steel – enough in...
Continuing our focus on fast-track developments
The first four fast-track developments are on schedule. The portfolio is now being expanded with three new projects that may be developed even faster.
Spectacular architecture in Abu Dhabi: ThyssenKrupp Nirosta produces stainless steel for the facades of the “Sowwah Square” financial center
Until recently Sowwah Island was just a lonely patch of desert in the Persian Gulf. Now the roughly 100-hectare island, which is part of Abu Dhabi, is a hive of activity as work progresses on the construction of a new business...
New prospects for school-leavers: ThyssenKrupp Nirosta’s initial training program saves young people from unemployment
Young people who have not yet found an apprenticeship place at the start of the training year are given another chance at ThyssenKrupp Nirosta: The Krefeld-based stainless steel producer offers 16 long-term internships under its...
SGS Awarded Contract to Provide Supply Chain Services in Russia
On July 1, 2010, SGS was awarded a contract to provide Supply Chain Services for the construction of a new metallurgical plant by one of Russia’s largest producers of pipes, railroads and metal products. During the one-year...
32 apprentices start work at ThyssenKrupp VDM
For the apprenticeship training schemes starting on August 1, ThyssenKrupp VDM has taken on 32 new apprentices, around 50 percent more than a year earlier. With an apprenticeship training rate of seven percent, the company has...
TWIN elevators for hospital in South Korea
Much shorter waiting times after modernization by ThyssenKrupp Elevator
Innovation provides an edge: New S-6-high process boosts productivity at ThyssenKrupp Acciai Speciali Terni
Innovative “S-6-high” rolling technology integrated on strip processing lines is in use at only a handful of stainless steel mills worldwide. ThyssenKrupp Acciai Speciali Terni in Italy is now one of them.
Alstom signs contract worth over CAN$110 million with Kiewit-Alarie confirming its leadership position in the Canadian hydropower market
Alstom, a world leader in the supply of hydropower equipment and services, has signed a contract with Kiewit Alarie Partnership(KAP) to supply three turbine generator sets to Ontario Power Generation’s (OPG) Lower Mattagami...
An innovative social agreement
The European Metalworkers’ Federation (EMF), Alstom and Schneider Electric have concluded a European agreement that reflects the strong commitments of the two industrial Groups on the integration of Areva T&D’s employees, to...
Showcase projects in the USA: ThyssenKrupp Nirosta and Christian Pohl GmbH fit out three high-rises with stainless steel elements
Three major projects were recently completed in the USA in which stainless steel played an important part: they involved a tower in Portland and two skyscrapers in Chicago. Construction on all three began in 2008. ThyssenKrupp...
Alstom and Transmashholding sign a contract for the design and production of the EP20 electric locomotive for the Russian market
On 29 June, Patrick Kron, Chairman and CEO of Alstom, and Andreï Bokarev, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Transmashholding (TMH), signed a contract for the design and manufacturing in Russia of key components for the EP20...
180 quenching cycles in 24 hours
ThyssenKrupp MillServices & Systems to build a new coke quencher for HKM.
Alstom-Transmashholding consortium and Kazakh Railways lay first stone of their future electric locomotive site in Astana
The first stone of the future electric locomotive manufacturing site of Alstom-TMH and Kazakh Railways (KTZ) in Astana was placed on 26 June during a ceremony whose participants included Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Masimov.
ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe: Breakthrough for tailored tempering
New technology makes crash relevant parts light and safe.
Alstom opens in Chattanooga, USA, a state-of-the art turbine manufacturing facility to address the North American power generation market
On 24 June 2010, Alstom inaugurated a new production facility for steam turbines, gas turbines, large turbo-generators and related equipment for the North American fossil fuel and nuclear power generation market. It will also...
Siemens to supply compressor solution for butyl rubber plant in Singapore
Siemens Energy has received an order to supply three compressor trains to Singapore. Purchaser is German specialty chemicals company LANXESS, the world’s largest manufacturer of synthetic rubber. The three motor-driven compressor...
Alstom to supply maintenance for 135 suburban trains in Stockholm - Contract worth over €100 million
Stockholmståg, the company operating commuter trains in the greater Stockholm area, in Sweden, has awarded Alstom Transport with a maintenance contract worth €107 million over a five-year period, for the maintenance of a fleet of...
ICARUS experiment launched: ThyssenKrupp VDM helps in the search for ghost particles from space, the mysterious neutrinos
To solve the mystery of neutrinos, a test facility has been set up in Italy equipped with instrumentation featuring high-performance materials from ThyssenKrupp VDM.
Alstom, Transmashholding and Kazakh Railways (KTZ) sign an agreement for the creation of a joint company to manufacture electric locomotives in Kazakhstan
Patrick Kron, Chairman and CEO of Alstom, Andrey Bokarev, Chairman of Transmashholding and Askar Mamine, Chairman of Kazakh Railways (KTZ) signed a agreement for the creation of a joint venture company to produce electric...
World Cup: Mobile Airport for Site of German Match
Siemens has installed two mobile airport terminals in South Africa for the soccer World Cup. The Port Elizabeth and Bloemfontein airports have been provided with temporary terminals to handle the flood of visitors. These...