News – ­­­­Archiv 2007

Hot-dip coated and electrolytically coated products
The EU standard relating to the technical delivery conditions for "Continuously hot-dip coated and electrolytically coated strip and sheet of multiphase steels for cold forming" (DIN EN 10336) was published in July 2007.
This release replaces the previous draft dated October 2005.

With its installations of large scale facilities, equipment and systems the new pilot plant represents a key element in the rapid development of new steel materials and surface finishing and refinements, all the way through to the development of new application areas. These activities are the foundation for the fast-track further development of the product portfolio.

Salzgitter Flachstahl has set up a portal on which customers can specify and call up parameters of various different steel grades. In this way, Salzgitter Flachstahl is actively supporting customers in their material selection in the early stages of the development process.

Successful joint research venture between Salzgitter AG and the South Korean steel group POSCO. Developing new products for the automotive industry

Since 2002, the Korean steel group POSCO and Salzgitter Flachstahl have been collaborating at a technical level. “The significance of our cooperation lies in the fact that the two businesses are not positioned as competitors, neither in the steel market nor in the tubes business. Both companies manufacture steel, but their principal markets are too far apart from one another to have any notable mutual impact“, explains Hans Fischer, Member of the Executive Board Steel of Salzgitter AG.

Article by Hans Fischer, Executive Board Steel at Salzgitter AG
Today, everyone’s talking about resources - and energy efficiency is high on the agenda. Day after day, news programs, talk shows and reports feature climate protection topics. The issues at hand include, for example, reducing the emissions budget as part of carbon trading, the alleged lack of awareness on the part of the automotive industry or energy-saving light bulbs.