Last February 26th, Sidenor met the managers of Renault’s Special Steel Technical Development and Purchase Department in order to present its ongoing strategic lines and investments. The main objective of the meeting was to demonstrate Sidenor’s commitment to investing in installations which modernise its production processes in the face of future new requirements from...
On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the first ecodesign projects in the Basque Country, three conferences will take place at the Euskalduna Conference Hall in Bilbao on February 26th-28th, addressing the latest news in terms of ecodesign and circular economy. Sidenor, an emblematic industrial company of the Basque Country, which includes sustainability among...
Sidenor was awarded the “Silver” rating by EcoVadis: this fact is no more than the result of our continuous commitment to sustainability and respect for the environment. What is EcoVadis? EcoVadis is a platform intended for the rating of sustainability in global supply chains. EcoVadis’s scorecard results facilitate the understanding of, follow-up on and improvement in...
Following the good results obtained within the framework of the previous editions, Sidenor participates once again in the BIND 4.0 programme. For the third year in a row, a common project will be launched in cooperation with one of the startups of the programme. In this edition, which gathers 10% more participating startups, Sidenor has...
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...