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Vallourec obtains the qualification of ist Hydrogen Storage Solution and launches Commercialization
06/06/2025
Vallourec, a world leader in premium seamless tubular solutions, certifies and launches Delphy, the world’s first vertical hydrogen storage solution.
Ukrainian Pipe Manufacturer Interpipe Posts Higher Net Profit for 2024
03/06/2025
Boosted by rising demand and increased output, Interpipe reports improved financial performance despite a slight dip in operating profit.
Pleissner Guss Launches €6 Million Modernisation to Drive Innovation in Sustainable Heavy Industry Castings
02/06/2025
Pleissner Guss GmbH, a subsidiary of GMH Gruppe, has completed a €6 million modernisation programme aimed at expanding its role as a key supplier to critical sectors such as rail technology, wind energy, infrastructure, mechanical engineering, and defence.
Hydrogen Bank: 15 Projects Receive EU Funding
02/06/2025
The European Commission has published the results of the second auction round of the European Hydrogen Bank. The Commission has selected 15 projects for funding of nearly one billion euros. For the first time, German projects are also receiving funds from the Hydrogen Bank's Innovation Fund.
New to World Steel Pipe Cutting Solution
30/05/2025
Milwaukee Tool introduces the M18 FUEL™ ½”-1” Steel Pipe Cutter and ½” – 1” Steel Pipe Cutting Blade, the first solution truly optimized for cutting steel pipe on the job.
Ascent Industries Sells Tubular Subsidiary BRISMET – Future Focus on Specialty Chemicals
27/05/2025
Ascent Industries has divested its tubular subsidiary Bristol Metals (BRISMET), selling it to stainless steel manufacturer Ta Chen for approximately $45 million. The move marks a strategic shift toward the company's Specialty Chemicals division.
Starting signal for southern Germany's first hydrogen pipeline: Badenova gets going
23/05/2025
The Badenova Group and its subsidiary Badenova Netze have started construction of the first section of the H2@Hochrhein project. The planned hydrogen pipeline stretches 58 kilometers from Grenzach-Wyhlen to Waldshut-Tiengen and, according to the company, is the first of its kind in southern Germany.
Ebro Armaturen expands its product range with a butterfly valve for water applications
23/05/2025
Ebro Armaturen (manufacturer of shut-off and control valves) has added a new butterfly valve specially designed for water applications to its product portfolio. Thanks to its flow-optimised design, it is said to cause minimal pressure losses and is therefore particularly suitable for pipelines with large volumes of water.
Project Launch: STARS – Steel Mill Slag for Solar Energy
23/05/2025
In March, the research project STARS was launched. Over a three-year period, it aims to explore how steel mill slag can be used as a raw material for high-value products in solar thermal applications.
Poppe + Potthoff and Lalbaba Engineering Limited open plant in India
23/05/2025
The German Poppe + Potthoff Group (P+P), manufacturer of precision steel tubes from Werther (Westphalia), is opening a new plant in Badli (Haryana, India) together with the Indian company Lalbaba Engineering Limited under the name „Indian Precision Tubes“, as the company announced on 16 May.