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Pre-programming to allow for set spool weights or wire lengths and flexibility to work with a wider range of both inlet and finish sizes. © Alloy Wire International

19.12.23 – Alloy Wire International kickstarts £500,000 investment drive

Alloy Wire International kickstarts £500,000 investment drive

First machine arrives

The first specialist machine in a £500,000 investment drive has been installed at a leading manufacturer of round, flat and profile wire. Von Jörg Dambock

01.11.22 – Outokumpu aims to improve its energy efficiency significantly

Outokumpu aims to improve its energy efficiency significantly

Amidst the European energy crisis

Outokumpu has decided to significantly increase its energy efficiency improvement target and prioritize related investments in 2023 and 2024. Von Jörg Dambock

Juan Carlos Valladares Eichelmann and Olaf Voss © Thyssenkrupp Materials Services

28.09.22 – Thyssenkrupp Materials Services continues growth in North America

Thyssenkrupp Materials Services continues growth in North America

$37 million investment in Mexico

Thyssenkrupp Materials Services is continuing its expansion in North America and is planning a new site for the Materials de Mexico division in San Luis ... Von Jörg Dambock

Atlas Copco expands their R&D facilities in Antwerp, Belgium. © Atlas Copco

28.07.22 – Attractive and future-proof working environment

Attractive and future-proof working environment

Investment in production, research and development

Atlas Copco will invest 70 MEUR (720 MSEK) in production capacity and expanded R&D facilities in Antwerp, Belgium, over a three-year period. Von Jörg Dambock

Scheduled to start in mid-2024, the new plant will have a manufacturing capacity of up to 27 kt/y. © Repsol

22.06.22 – XLPE plant to manufacture HV and EHV cables

XLPE plant to manufacture HV and EHV cables

Repsol will invest over €35 M

Repsol to build an off-line plant in Tarragona for Cross-linkable Polyethylene (XLPE) for insulation of high and extra-high voltage cables. Von Jörg Dambock

Hairpin production on the new Wafios “Speedformer”. © Wafios

26.10.21 – Wafios accelerates the transformation of modern drives

Wafios accelerates the transformation of modern drives

Former “Südwerk” in Reutlingen becomes new “E-Mobility Campus”

The Wafios AG Supervisory Board unanimously approves the Executive Board’s proposal to establish the “Wafios E-Mobility Campus” on the premises of the ... Von Jörg Dambock

In addition to new capacities at their sites in Alabama, Wisconsin, and Tennessee, a completely new service center in Texas will play a particularly important role for this. © Thyssenkrupp Materials Services

20.10.21 – Set-up of a greenfield steel service center in Texas

Set-up of a greenfield steel service center in Texas

Strategic investments in North America

Thyssenkrupp Materials Services is significantly expanding its North American business and investing in several states in one of its core markets. Materials ... Von Jörg Dambock