Sidenor, the European steelmaking leader, with its headquarters in Bizkaia, and Grupo Enhol, the Spanish leader in the design, promotion, construction and operation of renewable energy projects, with its headquarters in Navarre, have established Sidenhol, a company within the framework of which both groups will invest in the development of projects linked to sustainable...
Industrial symbiosis is the association of companies which develop mutual relations in order to improve resource use and jointly reduce their environmental impact. This strategy has received great attention in the past few years due to its high energy and resources saving potential, although it still requires a better knowledge, especially in view of...
After the finalisation of the start-up presentation and selection phase within the 5th edition of Bind 4.0, which involved a total of 149 start-ups (120 groups and 29 individuals), Sidenor will work on a project together with the start-up AllRead MLT. As part of its progress towards digitisation and within its energy efficiency improvement programme,...
Sidenor is finalising investments in its Basauri plant, where it has carried out a technological renovation of the installations. For this purpose, the company has invested a total amount of 131 million euros, in two phases. The first one, amounting to 41 million euros, took place in 2017, and the second one, which is...
The company puts its stamp on Basque Government and European R&D programmes which rely on digitisation as a fundamental pillar. Aligning industrial processes with circular economy by means of digitisation: this is Sidenor’s innovation strategy and the technological transformation axis of the company, which leads and participates in environmental projects supported by Ihobe such as...
Refractory metals such as tungsten (W), niobium (Nb) and tantalum (Ta) are excellent heat and electricity conductors and have a high corrosion resistance, which has resulted in increased demand worldwide. On the basis of their economic importance and supply risk, the European Union classifies such elements as “Critical Raw Materials”. Supply currently depends on...
• The new networks allow to ease and secure connectivity between our head offices and the Internet according to operational needs • In addition to the new smart infrastructures, the evolution from Voice to the Cloud helps us swiftly address processes such as mobility, IoT or cloud and thus face the new challenges of digitisation Sidenor...
The EU has started a progressive decarbonisation with the aim to become carbon neutral by 2050. Energy-intensive industries (EIIs) are expected to play an important role in this transition, as they represent 24% of the final energy consumption, but a clear advantage in the long term. A vision and strategy is necessary in order...
Together with Tecnalia and MSI, Sidenor has implemented monitoring and control at plant level in its secondary metallurgy, continuous casting and rolling facilities. Thanks to the digitisation of these processes, the operation of factories in the steel sector can be optimised. The development was based on the paradigm of decomposition, coordination and optimisation of plant...
Sidenor has decided not to exhibit at the 2020 Wire and Tube Fair which will take place in Düsseldorf on December 7th-11th, 2020. The company has come to the decision not to attend the Fair with its own stand due to the uncertainty caused by the coronavirus. Goyo Iparraguirre, Marketing Director of Sidenor, explains that this...
