At Sidenor, we are committed to the future of the sector and, for this reason, we belong to the companies which have participated, today, November 6th, in the Day of Industry, an event aiming at bringing the industrial reality closer to the professionals of the future. This year, the centre which visited Sidenor is the...
Last Wednesday, October 23d, the Seminar organised by the Refractories Department of the Spanish Society of Ceramics and Glass (SECV) took place in Madrid: “Knowledge, circular economy and Recycling in the area of Refractory Materials” The event is a gathering point where the industry, the academy and the government can share knowledge and experience on...
After three years of work, Sidenor is able to calculate the environmental footprint of over 400 steel families Sidenor has been the first company in Spain to certify a management system to develop and verify the environmental declarations of its products by means of its own tool to calculate the environmental footprint of its...
As a result of its firm commitment to innovation, Sidenor has been rewarded at the 5th edition of the Vodafone Deia Innovation Sariak, in the category of Steelmaking Reference; the awards ceremony will take place on October 11th at the Guggenheim Museum. How do you feel as a prizewinner? -Sidenor firmly commits to innovation. We created...
Basauri, September 26th, 2019. Today, in Basauri, Sidenor has celebrated the first Transport Day, which has involved more than fifty people. Sidenor has transmitted the content of the new law on stowage, as well as its implications, to the supplier companies affected by the change in legislation. Executives of the company’s logistics and safety areas,...
The project named “IMPROVED ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN HEAT TREATMENT PROCESSES FOR STEEL FORGINGS IN THE SIDENOR PLANT IN REINOSA” has been recently achieved, with the introduction of various improvements in the plant of this company, which is located in the town of Reinosa (Cantabria). Objetive: the project mainly aims at reducing heat and electrical energy...
For the second year in a row, Sidenor publishes its non-financial report, which includes all the information necessary to understand the development and results as well as all issues related with the environment, society and the respect for human rights, among others. “An extraordinary year” is the prominent title of the letter of our Chairman,...
Juanjo Laraudogoitia Which are, in your opinion, the main technological challenges confronting your sector? The steel sector is mainly facing three big challenges: two in the area of process, circular economy and digitisation, and one in the product area, which consists in increasing the specific performance of materials in service, improving properties and decreasing the...
The COGNITWIN (Cognitive digital Twin) project mainly aims at adding the cognitive component to process control systems, thus enabling them to self-organise and provide solutions in case of unexpected behaviours. In order to reach the project’s objectives, a consortium has been set up, which includes six industrial partners (from the steel, aluminium, silicon and engineering...
Nowadays, the manufacturing industry is facing various challenges, such as the lack of resources (raw materials, energy) and the increase in prices, as well as environmental constraints. Dependencies regarding the supply of raw materials as well as the pressure to generate high-quality products at the lowest costs possible make it more difficult for manufacturers...
