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Italy and Southern Europe Special Raccortubi Norsk appoints new Managing Director Raccortubi Norsk, the UK branch of Raccortubi Group, based in Aberdeen, has appointed Andy Troup as Managing Director. »The internal reorganisation comes inevitably after the steady growth of the branch since its acquisition in 2015 and will promote a further successful step in the history of the company,« the company states. Peter Ray will remain on the Board of Directors and will be actively focused, more than ever before, on the commercial relationship with key customers, frame agreements and complete projects handling. Andy Troup has been giving his contribution to the Andy Troup (right) and Peter Ray company for more than two years now, as Business Development Manager, building a good knowledge of the internal offering of Raccortubi Group and developing important relationships with current and new customers, while at the same time Marcegaglia acquires Palini & Bertoli progressively dealing with more operational issues. »We are always fine-tuning our internal resources to support our continuous growth, aiming at providing the best service to our clients by guaranteeing continuity to Raccortubi Norsk’s operations,« says Luca Pentericci, President of Raccortubi Group. »We wish to thank both Peter and Andy for their commitment and the new enthusiastic challenges ahead. Please join us in congratulating Andy Troup as he takes on these new responsibilities.« The reorganisation has been fully effective since 1 January 2020. • Marcegaglia is a global industrial group in the steel processing sector with a turnover of more than 5.3 billion euros. Through Marcegaglia Plates, a company dedicated to heavy quarto plates rolling, the group finalised the purchase of 100% of the capital of Palini & Bertoli from the Russian company Evraz. »Palini & Bertoli Srl is an important company in the sector, with a production capacity of 500,000 tons per year, developed on a wide qualitative and dimensional range,« Marcegaglia states.The new acquisition, which is part of the strategy to strengthen its presence on the European market, will lead the Marcegaglia group to be one of the leading players in heavy quarto plates rolling, with a total production of 1 million tons per year. • Copyright: Raccortubi Caleotto: Feralpi to take over Duferco’s holding The Feralpi Group will be taking over the 50% share currently held by Duferco Italia Holding in the Lecco company Caleotto SpA, thereby obtaining full control. The new arrangement is awaiting the formal approval of the Anti-Trust Authority. Five years after forming the equal joint venture that led Feralpi and Duferco to taking over and relaunching the major rolling mill in Lecco, situated in the centre of a well-established drawing mill district devoted to export, the share structure will change. This decision is a result of the industrial development taking place in both groups. Feralpi has significantly developed in the special steels sector, i.e. the wire rod produced by Caleotto, which is considered to be a strategic sector for the Group. Duferco has major investments in progress relating to the rolling mill process for beams and rolled products, including a new rolling mill in Brescia, where it has focused its resources. The operational partnership between the two companies will not end. The continuity of the production plant will be ensured despite a weak reference market, i.e. the automotive sector first and foremost. The Caleotto rolling mill will be continuously replenished with billets (the semi-finished product that supplies the rolling mill process) from both the Feralpi Group, through Acciaierie di Calvisano, and the Duferco Group to ensure consistency in industrial operations. »For the Feralpi Group, taking over Caleotto means entering a market with high added value, in line with the aim to make the special steel business unit a pillar of the strategic development plan,« explains Lorenzo Angelini, Caleotto’s Managing Director. »Not only does Caleotto represent a rolling mill of longstanding tradition where Feralpi and Duferco have invested in innovative technologies, but it also encompasses a set of skills that make it a competitive business on the national and international stage,« he continues. »We have worked closely with the Feralpi Group in the past five years,« commented Domenico Campanella, Managing Director of Duferco Italia Holding. »It is a Group we hold in very high esteem and will continue to work with, by supplying Caleotto with our billets. We have come to know the Lecco area as a district with considerable steelmaking experience and have engaged with customers based locally and further afield, developing solid partnerships due in part to extensive plant investment.« • 01 | 2020 19
Special wire & Tube 2020 New date for wire and Tube Düsseldorf Trade fairs will take place from 7 to 11 December 2020 The world‘s leading international trade fairs for the wire, cable, tube and pipe industry, wire and Tube, will take place from 7 to 11 December 2020 at Düsseldorf Fairgrounds. This is Messe Düsseldorf‘s timely response to the postponement of the industry highlights announced at the end of February. It was agreed in consultation with all partners involved in order to counteract t he increasingly dynamic developments regarding the possible spread of the coronvirus. It is very important for us to inform you of this new date as soon as possible in order to ensure planning security for the entire industry and its partners,« says Wolfram N. Diener, Managing Director of Messe Düsseldorf GmbH, and adds: »Our customers and partners can trust us to act calmly and responsibly even in difficult situations.« Messe Düsseldorf GmbH: »Existing contracts with Messe Düsseldorf remain valid for the new date, visitor Messe Düsseldorf GmbH postpones the trade fairs wire and Tube Düsseldorf. »Our customers and partners can trust us to act calmly and responsibly even in difficult situations.« tickets already purchased remain valid as well. 2,600 exhibitors in 15 halls are expected to present their latest machinery and equipment for wire and tube production, processing and finishing, end products, products and services.« Wolfram N. Diener, Managing Director of Messe Düsseldorf GmbH The Düsseldorf hotel industry is also sending out an important signal through its umbrella organisation DEHOGA (Trade Association for the Hospitality Industry): »We appeal to our members and the entire industry to be flexible when it comes to rebooking by exhibitors and visitors. The Düsseldorf trade fairs such as wire and Tube play an enormously important role for the city, the hotel industry and the cater- ing trade. It would be counterproductive not to show goodwill in this situation,« as both DEHOGA-Representatives Giuseppe Saitta (Chairman Düsseldorf/District Group Rhein-Kreis Neuss) and Rolf D. Steinert (Düsseldorf/ Rhein-Kreis Neuss Hotels and Tourism Group) emphasize. • Copyright: Messe Düsseldorf / ctillmann 20 01 | 2020
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