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Tenova Wins thyssenkrupp HDG Line Improvement Project
13 May 2021 - Tenova LOI Thermprocess has been contracted to upgrade the burners on a thyssenkrupp galvanizing line in Germany, the equipment manufacturer has said.
German Port, Steelmakers Look to Establish Hydrogen Link
06 May 2021 - German steel producers thyssenkrupp and Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann GmbH (HKM) will work with the Port of Rotterdam to explore hydrogen import opportunities as well as a pipeline corridor between the port and the mills, the companies have announced.
thyssenkrupp Orders Danieli Reheat Furnaces
12 March 2021 - Danieli Centro Combustion has won an order for two slab reheat furnaces from thyssenkrupp, the OEM has announced.
thyssenkrupp, LIBERTY Steel Fail to Reach Agreement on Steel Business Sale
18 February 2021 - thyssenkrupp has ended talks over a sale of its steelmaking business to LIBERTY Steel Group, saying on Thursday that it was unable to reach an agreement.
thyssenkrupp Sees Successful Hydrogen Test on Blast Furnace
04 February 2021 - thyssenkrupp has successfully completed an initial round of hydrogen injection testing on one of its blast furnaces in Duisburg, Germany, and is preparing for a second phase of experimentation.
LIBERTY Steel Updates thyssenkrupp Offer
25 January 2021 - LIBERTY Steel Group has made what it's calling a firmed-up bid for thyssenkrupp’s steel unit, reports commodities news and pricing service S&P Global Platts.
Report: thyssenkrupp Weighs Potential Spinoff for Steel Unit
18 January 2021 - thyssenkrupp is said to be considering a spinoff of its steel division, the latest of potential paths for the German technology group’s flat-rolled business.
Blue Hydrogen Has a Role to Play in Decarbonization, thyssenkrupp Says
14 January 2021 - Natural gas can be a viable intermediate source of clean hydrogen for thyssenkrupp Steel Europe's Duisburg mill in Germany, but the German and European Union governments need to put a regulatory framework in place before any investments along those lines can be made, the steelmaker has concluded.
ANDRITZ Bags Forging Furnace Order
13 January 2021 - ANDRITZ has landed an order from a slewing bearings maker thyssenkrupp rothe erde for eight chamber-forging furnaces.
thyssenkrupp Signs with Primetals Technologies for Strip Mill Improvement
09 December 2020 - Primetals Technologies has been contracted to replace drives on a German hot strip mill, the company has announced.
thyssenkrupp Cracks Open the Books for LIBERTY Steel Group
02 December 2020 - thyssenkrupp has agreed to open its books to LIBERTY Steel Group, which has expressed an interest in acquiring the German technology company’s steel unit, reports the Reuters news service.
Germany, thyssenkrupp Discuss Rescue Plan
10 November 2020 - thyssenkrupp is negotiating a rescue package with the German government said to be worth EUR5 billion, according to the Bloomberg news service.
EU Steel Industry Faces Major Changes
22 October 2020 - The potential sale of thyssenkrupp’s steel unit is a reflection of the challenges faced by EU steelmakers, and of the industrywide changes that are afoot, reports Deutsche Welle.
LIBERTY Steel Looks to Acquire thyssenkrupp
19 October 2020 - LIBERTY Steel Group has put a non-binding offer on the table for thyssenkrupp’s steelmaking unit, saying that the combined companies would be in a better position to face Europe’s steel market challenges.
thyssenkrupp Investing in New Slab Reheat Furnace
12 August 2020 - thyssenkrupp has revealed plans to replace a hot strip mill reheat furnace, its first project under a new initiative to optimize its steel plants.
thyssenkrupp Teams With Electricity Producer on Hydrogen Development
10 June 2020 - thyssenkrupp has agreed to work with electricity generator RWE Generation on developing hydrogen infrastructure as the steelmaker looks to convert a blast furnace to hydrogen in 2022.
thyssenkrupp Keeping All Options Open for Steel Unit, Including Merger
19 May 2020 - thyssenkrupp is accelerating plans to reorganize its overall business and is exploring a potential merger of its steel unit, the company said Monday.
thyssenkrupp, Labor Union Agree to Long-Term Strategic Plan, Coronavirus Curtailments
25 March 2020 - thyssenkrupp and the IG Metall labor union have come to terms on a plan in which the company will shed 3,000 steel jobs over six years, but will invest EUR800 million in its plants during that time, thyssenkrupp has announced.
thyssenkrupp Appoints Permanent Chief Executive
23 March 2020 - thyssenkrupp interim chief executive Martina Merz has been given the job on a permanent basis, the steelmaker has announced. In a statement, thyssenkrupp said Merz will begin a three-year contract on 1 April.
thyssenkrupp Steel Europe Names New Executive Board Chairman
12 February 2020 - thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG will have a new chairman of the executive board in March, the company has announced.
