ArcelorMittal sells Kazakh subsidiary for $286m
11th December, 2023
Kazakhstan has bought the local subsidiary of steel giant ArcelorMittal after a series of fatal accidents in the country's mines.
British Steel consults public over plans to shutter blast furnaces
7th December, 2023
British Steel held a consultation event in Redcar, Northern England, to explain to local citizens how its £1.25 billion plans to build two electric arc furnaces in Scunthorpe and Redcar will help the company become ‘cleaner, greener and more sustainable.’
Outokumpu and Alfa Laval partner to cut emissions
7th December, 2023
Heat transfer supplier Alfa Laval is partnering with Finnish steelmaker Outokumpu to cut carbon emissions.
Latest issue: November/December
Many moons ago, when it was first mooted that electric cars were going to be the big thing, I’ll admit I was pretty sceptical. I remember, after an air crash, there was talk about making the airlines rearrange their seats and have them all facing the rear of the plane. A safety expert had said it was safer for some reason. Perhaps it is, but either way I’ve never been on a plane where the seats face the rear and, if I’m honest, I’m not sure I’d like it. So when people started talking about EVs, my initial view was that they would never see the light of day. I was wrong. There are now a lot of them and I’ve transferred my feelings of doubt to driverless cars and airborne taxis of which I’ve seen none.
We hear a lot these days about ‘transitioning’ and in steel circles the word…
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