WCA May 2008

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From Russia . . . with a new order! A new order has been received by Tenova LOI Italimpianti from Siemens VAI Metals Technologies Srl in Russia. This order is for the overall revamping of the existing rolling mill of Izhstal OAO plant, located in Ishvesk, Udmur Republic (Russia). The order is relevant to the installation of a new 90t/h walking hearth furnace. The furnace will be operated to reheat billets of different steel grades such as structural steel, tool steel, high speed tool, martensitic and ferritic steel grades. The furnace will be equipped with latest generation Tenova flameless burners. The plant is owned by Mechel, one of Russia’s leading mining and metals companies, producer of coal, iron ore, nickel, steel, rolled products, and hardware. This order confirms the strong presence of Tenova LOI Italimpianti in the Russian market serving important and prestigious customers and enforces the relation established with Mechel Group. Tenova has recently received orders from Mechel in Romania for the revamping of a walking hearth furnace and for the supply of an EAF in Ishvesk (Russia).

l Interest booming

Interest is booming in euroLITE – the meeting point for the lightweight construction industry – being staged from 24 th -26 th June in Salzburg, Austria. As the only specialist trade fair in Europe, euroLITE focuses on the entire spectrum of development and simulation tools, materials and production technologies for lightweight construction. It’s a concept which has aroused great interest among the suppliers of these products and solutions. The second euroLITE has attracted numerous renowned companies which were not represented at the first event. In the ‘Joints and Connections’ and ‘Surface Technology’ theme parks, euroLITE concentrates on areas which represent major challenges in lightweight construction. The three-day lightweight construction forum by the Landshut Lightweight Construction Cluster, with contributions from the fields of construction, materials and manufacturing technologies, will be held in German and English with simultaneous translation.

H & K Messe GmbH & Co KG – Germany Fax: +49 711 7223 1020

Tenova LOI Italimpianti – Italy Fax: +39 02 4693026 Email: info@tenovagroup.com Website: www.tenovagroup.com

Email: info@hundkmesse.de Website: www.hundkmesse.de

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Wire & Cable ASIA – May/June 2008