Materials
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Italy’s Taranto steelworks faces shutdown after its latest appeal failed. The ruling leaves its blast-furnace operations due to stop by 28 October unless the legal or industrial position changes.
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BIOWEG will build industrial bacterial-cellulose production capacity in western Germany. The Elsdorf project combines fermentation, automation, circular feedstocks, and public-private funding ahead of commercial production.
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Sherwin-Williams has launched upgraded water-based fire protection for structural steel. FIRETEX FX5092 combines lower VOC content with higher film builds and longer storage life.
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Betolar is restructuring ScaleWolf funding around two specialist technology subsidiaries. The next €3 million of an existing investment commitment will support metal extraction and critical-infrastructure businesses while intellectual property remains with the listed parent.
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Syklo has opened Finland’s largest plastics recycling complex in Hyvinkää. The €70–80 million hub links 50,000-tonne recycling capacity with industrial-scale biocomposite production for demanding manufacturing applications.
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GreenRoc has extended graphite mineralisation at its Amitsoq project northward. Fresh drilling adds geological, geotechnical, and groundwater data ahead of prefeasibility work on the Greenland critical-minerals development.
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Amcor is expanding refill packaging options across beauty product ranges. Its rigid and flexible formats aim to meet rising consumer demand for reusable, refillable, and returnable packaging.
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Metso will supply Viscaria with an integrated copper-processing equipment package. The €40 million contract advances the Kiruna mine into detailed execution across crushing, flotation, separation, filtration, and materials handling.
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Kemira has started iron phosphate pilot production in Helsingborg, Sweden. The facility moves development into customer qualification and process validation ahead of possible commercial-scale LFP precursor manufacturing.
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Elmet will acquire ams OSRAM’s integrated German refractory metals business. The deal establishes its first EU manufacturing base and expands European tungsten and molybdenum processing capacity.
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