Bhilai Steel Plant to increase annual capacity by over 3Mt
23rd July, 2026
Bhilai Steel Plant has signed a contractual agreement with MECON for the engineering, procurement, construction and management consultancy services for a 3.44Mt/year crude steel expansion project.
US Steel presents labour proposal to USW
23rd July, 2026
US Steel has presented the United Steelworkers (USW) union with a proposal for a new five-year labour agreement.
Lightweight refractory lining: ALTRA® 1500C from RATH opens up new opportunities for the steel industry
22nd June, 2026
Optimising energy consumption, lowering pollutant emissions – the steel and metal industry faces the challenge of reducing both its energy use and environmental impact. Refractory linings are a decisive factor in the performance and energy footprint of high-temperature furnaces.
Latest issue: July/August 2026
The titles of various movies and books – and probably songs too if I could think of any (give me time!) – often find themselves part of the global language. The most obvious example is Catch-22, the novel by Joseph Heller, which I’ll admit I haven’t read yet. I know many people who haven’t been able to finish it and I’m one of them. I do remember reading Something Happened, also by Heller, only to discover that nothing happened and that in itself stiffened my resolve not to attempt Heller’s anti-war masterpiece. Still, the fact remains that Catch-22 is often used in daily conversation to describe a no-win situation.
Where movies are concerned, Groundhog Day, starring Bill Murray, is all about a day repeating itself over and over; it has become a well-worn phrase to describe a…
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