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17.10.2008
We invite you to visit our stand at 14th Metal-Expo Fair in Moscow on November 11-14th.


This year Metal-Expo fair will be held in the new Crokus Expo venue. This will allow to place all exhibitors in four halls of 1st level of Pavillion 2 of Crokus Expo.

Near 700 companies will take part in the event as exhibitors. The most of Russian and Ukrainian mills will be among them. Last year more than 30,000 visitors from CIS and foreign countries visited the event.

Our booth 8A14 you'll find in Hall 8. In this hall there will be boothes of Severstal, MMK, MeChel, ArcelorMittal, TMK, OMK, Estar Group and others CIS steel producers. There is a link to Crokus Expo web-site where you'll find a draft of exhibition halls of 1st level of Pavillion 2. The way to our stand and its 3D picture you can find here.

    On our stand you will have possibility:
    • to see new releases of our programs WinSteel, WinAlloy, WinPlant. BLACK and WinPlant. RED;
    • to purchase the software with discount of 20%;
    • to see The Simdex Steel Tube Manufacturers Worlwide Guide and The Simdex Future Pipeline Projects Worldwide Guide CD-ROMs of our partner Simdex Publishing;
    • to learn about new information and consulting services of our company.
Some pictures of our booth on previous Metal-Expo'2007 exhibition you'll find here.
Before the exhibition on November 10th you have possibility to participate in Russian Metal and Steel Market conference.

For more details on the fair please contact Alexey Yakovenko yakovenko@metal-expo.ru, phone/fax +7 495 901 9966.

For hotel booking and visa support please contact Reisebuero WELT info@welt.ru, phone +7 495 933 7878, fax +7 495 933 7877.

15.10.2008
New releases of 3rd quarter of 2008 of WinSteel, WinAlloy and WinPlant.


WinSteel. Since the last quarter we have added more than 550 new grades in the database. For the most part these are Turkish grades of Erdemir company as well as commercial grades of Acroni (Slovenia), IMS SpA and Arinox SpA (Italy) companies. Besides we have added European grades for tin plate production by EN 10202. The total quantity of grades in the WinSteel database is 78138 now.

WinAlloy. Since the last quarter we have added more than 100 new grades in the database. In most they are commercial copper alloys of Swiss company Ampco Metal S.A. The total quantity of grades in the WinAlloy database is 38226 now.

WinPlant. BLACK. Information on 20 new mills and 4 new managing companies has been included in the database. New NLMK North American assets Atlas Tube (Canada), Beta Steel and Wheatland Tube Company (USA), new Severstal US asset Severstal Warren Inc., new Italian asset of Severstal-Metiz Redaelli Tecna Cordati, Casting and Rolling Complex launched by United Metallurgical Company in Vyksa, new Kazakhstan mill Caspian Stal and others are among them.

Now WinPlant. BLACK database contains information on products of 570 plants including 75 plants of non-CIS countries.

We have reflected in the database owners change of Bummash and Konstantinovka Iron & Steel Works as well as reorganization of part of Kurganstalmost plant into independant company KurganShpunt. Galvex Estonia has been renamed to ArcelorMittal Tallinn.

We have added in the database information on new equipment installed at Amurmetal, AzovElectroStal, Dneprovsky Iron & Steel Integrated Works named after F.Dzerzhinsky - concasters, at Almetyevsky Tube Manufacturing Plant, Antratsit Tube and Pipe Works, Novosibirsk metallurgical plant, Ryazan Tube Plant, Seversky Tube Works - tube welding lines as well as at Volzhskiy Pipe Plant - flow-coat production line. Besides we have added information on new steel products developed by 14 plants. Information on 44 mills included in the database earlier and on their products and traders has been updated.

More detailed information on the WinPlant. BLACK database update and list of mills you can find here.

WinPlant. RED. Information on 18 new plants and managing companies has been included in the database. New British asset of Chelyabinsk Zinc Plant Brock Metal, producers of extruded Al profiles Aluminium Profile VSMPO, Aero Aluminium-Yug, Petrokon, Frunze-Profile, Fryazino Experimental Plant as well as new independed company Drill Pipes owned by Kamensk-Uralsky Metallurgical Works and others are among them.

Information on Oryol Metals and Managing company "Mtsensky Aluminium" has been deleted from the database.

Now WinPlant. RED database contains information on products of 326 plants.

We have reflected in the database owners change of Bummash and Solikamsk Magnesium Works as well as reorganization and rename of Crystal and Kamensk-Uralsky Secondary Non-Ferrous Metals Plant.

We have added information on new products developed by Kirov and Kolchugino Non-Ferrous Metals Works as well as by Arsenal and Vtormet companies. Information on 34 plants included in the database earlier and on their products and traders has been updated.

More detailed information on the WinPlant. RED database update and list of mills you can find here.

Registered users can download current software releases here

30.09.2008
We have issued new version of CIS Steel and Non-Ferrous Producers Directory


New version of CIS Steel and Non-Ferrous Producers Directory is available now. As distinct from the old one the new version doesn't require CD-ROM to run it. To operate with the new version you have to download it from our web-site, install on your PC and activate through Internet using activation code we'll send you. So you have possibility to start to use the software in 20 minutes after the payment now.

More detailed information on CIS Steel and Non-Ferrous Producers Directory you can find here. Subscriptions for 12 and 24 months are available.

25.09.2008
September 2008 update of The Simdex Future Pipeline Projects Worldwide Guide.


Simdex Publishing has issued September 2008 update of The Simdex Future Pipeline Projects Worldwide Guide CD-ROM.

In comparison with previous July 2008 data update information on 68 new projects of more than 24,000 km length has been added. The most of the new pipelines will be built in North America (21) and Middle East (13). 9 new pipelines will be built in Latin America, 8 pipelines will be built in Africa, 7 ones in Asia and in 5 in Europe and Australasia. Since the beginning of this year 254 new future projects are included in the database.

Now the software database contains data on 583 future pipelines and on 958 started or completed projects (since 2004). You can see more details on the current update here.

1.09.2008
WinSteel Trial, ver. 5.0 is available now


You have possibilitity to taste not only online but the offline version of our software WinSteel during 1 month before purchasing.

WinSteel Trial is a normal current offline WinSteel version, which is not protected by Security Device (HASP). To operate with WinSteel Trial you have to download it from our web-site, install on your PC and activate through Internet using activation code we'll send you.

You can get the activation code for WinSteel Trial as well as login and password to operate with WinSteel Online here. The cost of 1 month subscription is €50 only. If you purchase the software after the trial we'll discount you for this amount.

30.07.2008
July 2008 update of The Simdex Future Pipeline Projects Worldwide Guide.


July 2008 update of The Simdex Future Pipeline Projects Worldwide Guide CD-ROM is available now.

In comparison with previous May 2008 data update information on 52 new projects of more than 18,000 km length has been added. The most of the new pipelines will be built in North America (17) and Australasia (12). 8 new pipelines will be built in Europe, 6 pipelines will be built in Africa, 5 ones in Asia and in 2 in Middle East and Latin America. Since the beginning of this year 186 new future projects are included in the database.

Now the software database contains data on 606 future pipelines and on 842 started or completed projects (since 2004). You can see more details on the current update here.

17.07.2008
New releases of 2nd quarter of 2008 of WinSteel, WinAlloy and WinPlant.


WinPlant. BLACK. Information on 25 new mills and 2 new managing companies has been included in the database. New UK asset of Estar Group Alphasteel, Sumy Frunze NPO, Ural Special Tubes Plant, Dnepr GL, KazFerroSteel, Usolmash, Weland Industriel, Rosmetall, Simbirsk Tube-Rolling Works and others are among them.

Information on 7 companies has been deleted from the database as they were liquidated, reorganizated or changed their business. Gazmetall, UKRPODSHIPNIK Corporation, Interregional Pipe Company and others are among them.

Now WinPlant. BLACK database contains information on products of 544 plants including 70 plants of non-CIS countries.

We have reflected in the database reorganization and owners change of Barricady plant - became subdiary of KRASNY OKTYABR Volgograd Steel Works, Drill Collars and Kellys Plant - became subdiary of Sumy Frunze NPO, Zlatoust Plant of Metallic Structures and Orsk Steelwork Manufacturing Plant - the both included in United Metal Constructions Plants holding. Winner Steel, Huta Buczek, Vitkovice Steel, A&M products, StancoMash and several other plants have been renamed.

We have added in the database information on new equipment installed at KAMAZ-Metallurgy - wedge mill, Uralskaya Kuznitsa - ring-rolled SMS Meer RAW 200(250)/160(200) - 3500/1000 mill, United Studs Company - cold profiling line as well as on new tube producing lines at Volgograd Small Diameter Pipe Works, Dnepropetrovsk Steel Works Comintern and Ryazan Tube Plant. Besides we have added information on new steel products developed by 17 plants. Information on 125 mills included in the database earlier and their products and traders has been updated.

WinPlant. RED. Information on 12 new plants and managing companies has been included in the database. Sumy Frunze NPO, Ural Special Tubes Plant, Uralskaya Kuznitsa (started to produce Ti forged disks), Mzenskprokat, Dnepr GL, Alupol, Armenian Copper Programme and others are among them.

Information on the following companies has been deleted from the database - UKRPODSHIPNIK Corporation, Quality Alloys Plant and Rusinnovatsiya.

Now WinPlant. RED database contains information on products of 310 plants.

We have reflected in the database reorganization and owners change of Artyomovsk Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Plant (excluded from UKRPODSHIPNIK Corporation because of its liquidation). Names of Industrial Firm "Vivat", Torez Filler Hard Alloys Plant and Centrolit company have been changed.

We have added information on new products developed by Kamensk-Uralsky Non-Ferrous Working Plant and FIKO Electron-Beam Metallurgical Plant. Information on 51 plants included in the database earlier and their products and traders has been updated.

WinSteel. Since the last quarter we have added near 1150 new grades in the database. For the most part these are structural grades produced in China and Japan as well as EN and ISO grades by new standards. The total quantity of grades in the WinSteel database is 77577 now.

WinAlloy. Since the last quarter we have added near 150 new grades in the database. In most they are Chinese Al-based alloys. The total quantity of grades in the WinAlloy database is 38124 now.

30.06.2008
June 2008 update of The Simdex Steel Tube Manufacturers Worldwide Guide.


June 2008 update of The Simdex Steel Tube Manufacturers Worldwide Guide CD-ROM is available now.

In comparison with previous February 2008 data update 34 new steel tube manufacturers are included in the database. 22 of these new manufacturers are Chinese. There are now 275 Chinese referenced producers (compared to 38 in 2001). China is the #1 country in terms of number of producers. USA are second with 226 producers.

Now the software database contains data on 1296 tube manufacturers of 84 countries.

21.04.2008
New releases of 1st quarter of 2008 of WinSteel, WinAlloy and WinPlant.


WinPlant. BLACK. Information on 15 new mills and 5 new managing companies has been included in the database. New Polish asset of Severstal BUCZEK-HB Zaklad Produkcji Rur, new assets of EvrazHolding Claymont Steel (USA) and Delong Steel (China), new assets of Metinvest Holding Spartan UK and Trametal (Italy), new Romanian asset of MeChel Ductil Steel as well as ISTIL (UK), KSP Steel, KMZ "Izhora-Metal" and others are among them.

Now WinPlant. BLACK database contains information on products of 523 plants including 68 plants of non-CIS countries.

We have reflected in the database reorganization and owners change of Mini-Steel Mill "Istil (Ukraine)" - included in ESTAR Group, Verkhnaya Salda Steel Works - managed by Ural Metallurgical Company, MMK-METIZ Magnitogorsk Hardware-Calibrational Works - united with Magnitogorsk Caliber Works as well as of MASHINOSTROITEL Voskresensk Plant and Ukrainian wire producer Metyz. Rouge Industries Inc., NefteGasTruba, St.-Petersburg Steel Rolling Works, Ventall plant, Motovilikha Plants Corporation and several other plants have been renamed.

We have added in the database information on new workshop of electric steelmaking at Donetsk Metal Rolling Works, new concaster at Asha Steel Mill, new tube producing lines at Lugansk Tube Plant, Trubostal, Severstallat, Centravis Production Ukraine. Besides we have added information on new steel products developed by 24 plants. Information on 179 mills included in the database earlier and their products and traders has been updated.

WinPlant. RED. Information on 7 new plants and 4 managing companies has been included in the database. Beloretsk Iron and Steel Works started to produce Ti wire, producer of Ga Nikolaev Alumina Plant, producers of secondary Al alloys EKO-MAL (Russia) and Afalina (Ukraine), Russian producer of extruded Al profiles Astek-MT, Uzbek producer of Cu wire rods Andizhancable and others are among them.

Now WinPlant. RED database contains information on products of 303 plants.

We have reflected in the database reorganization and owners change of Aluminium of Kazakhstan (managed by Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation), ZMZ - Slide bearings (bought by Daido Metal Co. and renamed to Daido Metal Rusj). Name of Dragon company has been changed to Region-TorgSnab.

We have added information on new equipment DANIELI FRELING rolling mill and 3300 tons press installed at Kirov Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Plant and Energotekhmash plant respectively as well as on new products developed by Uralelectromed Copper Refinery and VTORMET Industrial Company. Information on 87 plants included in the database earlier and their products and traders has been updated.

WinSteel. Since the last quarter we have added 640 new grades in the database. For the most part these are structural grades produced in China and Europe (by new EN standards) as well as Russian grades by new standards, i.e. GOST 380-2005 and GOST 535-2005. The total quantity of grades in the WinSteel database is 76132 now.

WinAlloy. Since the last quarter we have added 100 new grades in the database. In most they are Chinese Al alloys and Russian brasses by new GOSTs. The total quantity of grades in the WinAlloy database is 37980 now.

10.04.2008
March 2008 update of The Simdex Future Pipeline Projects Worldwide Guide.


March 2008 update of The Simdex Future Pipeline Projects Worldwide Guide CD-ROM is available now.

In comparison with previous January 2008 data update information on 44 new projects of near 15,000 km length has been added. The most of the new pipelines will be built in North America (20). 7 new pipelines will be built in Europe and the same quantity in Middle East, 5 pipelines will be built in Asia, 4 ones in Africa and 1 in Australasia. More than 10 projects have been moved to the construction phase.

Now the software database contains data on 536 future pipelines and on 815 started or completed projects (since 2004). You can see more details on the current update here.

12.03.2008
Visit our stand at Tube & Wire Fair 2007 in Duesseldorf.


If you plan to participate in the largest world fairs Tube & Wire in Duesseldorf from March 31th to April 4th or visit this event we will be glad to invite you to visit stand of our partner Simdex Publishing.

On stand 7B25 in Hall 7 you will not only see products of Simdex Publishing but our software also.

    On our stand you will have possibility:
    • to see our new software GetGrade and ExportGrade, which work with spectrometers;
    • to taste current releases of WinSteel, WinAlloy, WinPlant. BLACK and WinPlant. RED;
    • to purchase our software with 20% discount.
10.03.2008
New subscriptions costs and February 2008 update of The Simdex Steel Tube Manufacturers Worldwide Guide.


1. Simdex Publishing announced new costs for subscription for The Simdex Steel Tube Manufacturers Worldwide Guide CD-ROM.

The main changes are in the following:
  • subscription for 12 months is closed;
  • cost of the initial subscription for 24 months is reduced;
  • the same prices for 1 or 2, 3 to 5 and 6 to 10 users are launched.


    • You can see the new subscriptions costs here.

    2. February 2008 update of The Simdex Steel Tube Manufacturers Worldwide Guide CD-ROM is available now.

    1262 manufacturers of 82 countries are listed. Since the November 80 new steel tube manufacturers are included in this update. 71 of these new manufacturers are Chinese. There are now 250 Chinese referenced producers (compared to 38 in 2001). China becomes the #1 country in terms of number of producers. USA are second with 226 producers.

    28.01.2008
    New subscriptions costs and January 2008 update of The Simdex Future Pipeline Projects Worldwide Guide.


    1. Our partner Simdex Publishing launched new costs for subscription for The Simdex Future Pipeline Projects Worldwide Guide CD-ROM. The same prices for 1 or 2, 3 to 5 and 6 to 10 users are available now. You can see the new costs here.

    2. January 2008 update of The Simdex Future Pipeline Projects Worldwide Guide CD-ROM is available now.

    In comparison with previous data update information on 48 new projects of near than 25,000 km length has been added. The most of the new pipelines will be built in Middle East (17) and Noth America (14). 7 new pipelines will be built in Asia, 6 pipelines in Latin America, 2 ones in Europe and 2 ones in Africa. Near 10 projects have been moved to the construction phase.

    Now the software database contains data on 496 future pipelines and on 802 started or completed projects (since 2004). You can see more details on the current update here.

    18.01.2008
    New releases of 4th quarter of 2007 of WinSteel, WinAlloy and WinPlant.


    WinPlant. BLACK. Information on 26 new mills and 4 new managing companies has been included in the database. New foreign assets of Severstal and System Capital Management Severcor (USA) and Promet Steel (Bulgaria) respectively, Russian producer of iron Kosaya Gora Iron Works, producers of forgings Oskolsky Plant of Metallurgical Machinery, Sormovskaya Kuznitsa, Yurginsky Machine-Building Plant (Russia), Novokramatorsky mashinostroitelny zavod, Srarokramatorsky mashinostroitelny zavod (Ukraine), Russian producers of welded I-beams MiKS Works, TEM-PO Naberezhnye Chelny Metal Constructions Works, Ural Plant of Railway Engineering and Ural Plant of Welded I-beam, Russian producer of hot rolled and cold rolled strips of precision alloys and welding wire Saint-Petersburg Sensitive Alloys Plant and others are among them.

    Now WinPlant. BLACK database contains information on products of 506 plants including 66 plants of non-CIS countries.

    We have reflected in the database reorganization and owners change of Stupino Metallurgical Company and Ruspolymet plant (both managed by RusSpecStal), Galvex Estonia (included in ArcelorMittal Group), Dnepropetrovsk Metallurgical Works named after Petrovsky (included in Evraz Holding), Makeyevsky Iron and Steel Works (included in System Capital Management), Maxi-Group (bought by Novolipetsk Iron and Steel Works with all its assets). On base of Yuvis company and its assets new company Centravis has been organized, so its asset Nikopol Stainless Tube Mill has been renamed to Centravis Production Ukraine.

    We have added in the database information on 23 producers of cast and steelmaking iron as well as information on new workshop at Moscow Iron and Steel Works "Serp i Molot" producing welded stainless tubes, new tube welding mills installed at Borsky Tube Manufacturing Plant and Stroy-Profil plant, new coating lines on Kashira Coated Steel Plant and Modul company. Besides we have added information on new steel products developed by 11 plants. Information on 82 mills included in the database earlier and their products and traders has been updated.

    WinPlant. RED. Information on 11 new plants and 5 managing companies has been included in the database. Producers of secondary Al alloys AviaVtorResurs (Russia) and Prommetsplav (Ukraine), producers of extruded Al profiles Alumtechno (Belarus), Plastal and Yug-Profil (Russia) as well as Bologoe Metallurgical Works (Cu alloys), Kamensk-Uralsky Secondary Non-Ferrous Metals Plant (Cu and Al alloys) and others are among them.

    Now WinPlant. RED database contains information on products of 299 plants.

    We have reflected in the database reorganization and owners change of of Stupino Metallurgical Company and Ruspolymet plant (both managed by RusSpecStal), Aksay Metallurgical Company (included in Yug-Met holding), Kamensk-Uralsky Metallurgical Works (managed by Aluminium Products company) and Segal plant (included in SIAL Group). Names of Olvia AG and Refractory Metals companies as well as of First Profile Plant have been changed.

    We have added information on new workshop and two new presses on Tatprof plant, new high-precision cutting line installed at Kaluga Non-Ferrous Metals Procesing Plant as well as on new products developed by Chelyabinsk Tube Rolling Plant and UkrspetsMet company. Information on 49 plants included in the database earlier and their products and traders has been updated.

    WinSteel. Since the last quarter we have added near 900 new grades in the database. For the most part these are structural grades produced in China, Australia and Europe, electrical US grades and Russian irons for producing of forming rolls. The total quantity of grades in the WinSteel database is 75492 now.

    WinAlloy. Since the last quarter we have added more than 350 new grades in the database. In most they are Ni-based alloys produced by JIS and ISO standards. The total quantity of grades in the WinAlloy database is 37880 now.

    Registered users can download new releases of 4th quarter of 2007 here

    20.12.2007
    December 2007 update of The Simdex Future Pipeline Projects Worldwide Guide.


    December 2007 update of The Simdex Future Pipeline Projects Worldwide Guide CD-ROM is available now.

    In comparison with previous data update information on 73 new projects of more than 26,000 km length has been added. The most of the new pipelines will be built in North America (25), Asia (12), Europe (12) and Middle East (12). 6 new pipelines will be built in Latin America, 4 in Africa and 2 in Australasia. 150 projects have been moved to the construction phase.

    Now the software database contains data on 457 future pipelines and on 793 started or completed projects (since 2004). You can see more details on the current update here.

    05.12.2007
    Our booth at Metal-Expo'2007 Fair.

     
    We thank all visitors who visited our booth during Metal-Expo Show on November 13th - 16th. Sincere gratitude to users who bought our software during the exhibition.
    Welcome to Metal-Expo'2008 next year!!!

    15.10.2007
    We invite you to visit our stand at 13th Metal-Expo Fair in Moscow on November 13-16th.


    Metal-Expo is the largest CIS steel and metal event. The fair will be held in three halls of Russian Exhibition Center (VVTs) No. 57 (steel products), No. 20 (non-ferrous products) and No. 69 (equipment, ferro-alloys, scrap, refractory products).

    More than 700 companies will take part in the event as exhibitors. The most of Russian and Ukrainian mills will be among them. Last year more than 30,000 visitors from CIS and foreign countries visited the fair.

      On our stand F5730 in the hall 57 you will have possibility (see the draft here):
      • to see new releases of our programs WinSteel, WinAlloy, WinPlant. BLACK and WinPlant. RED;
      • to purchase the software with discount of 20%;
      • to see The Simdex Steel Tube Manufacturers Worlwide Guide and The Simdex Future Pipeline Projects Worldwide Guide CD-ROMs of our partner Simdex Publishing;
      • to learn about new information and consulting services of our company.
    Before the exhibition on November 12th you have possibility to participate in Russian Metal and Steel Market conference.

    For more details on the fair please contact Alexey Yakovenko yakovenko@metal-expo.ru, phone/fax +7 095 901 9966.

    For hotel booking and visa support please contact Reisebuero WELT info@welt.ru, phone +7 095 933 7878, fax +7 095 933 7877.

    10.10.2007
    New releases of 3rd quarter of 2007 of WinSteel, WinAlloy and WinPlant.


    WinPlant. BLACK. Information on 17 new mills has been included in the database. 8 Turkish, Chinese and Finnish producers, i.e. Baoshan Iron and Steel Co., Demirsan, Ekinciler Iron and Steel Industries Inc., Icdas Celik Enerji Tersane ve Ulasim San AS, Izmir Demir Celik Sanayi A.S., Kroman Celik Sanayii A.S. and Outokumpu, new assets of Industrial Union of Donbass and Industrial Metallurgical Holding Company Ajaokuta Steel Company (Nigeria) and Metal Ravne (Slovenia) respectively, new mill of ESTAR Group Rostov Electric Steel Works, new independent asset of Vyksa Steel Works Pipe electric-welding production complex (small and mean diameter pipes) as well as Russian producers BELENERGOMASH Research Works, Martensit and STAFF Group of companies, Ukrainian TPK and Ukrinstrument and Kazakh Europrofile are among them.

    Now WinPlant. BLACK database contains information on products of 486 plants including 64 plants of non-CIS countries.

    We have reflected in the database reorganization and owners change of Gurjevsk Metallurgical Works and Frolovsky Electric Furnace Steel Works (both are included in ESTAR Group). Names of Czestochowa Steelworks Ltd and Dunaferr Dunai Vasmu Zrt have been changed. On base of Nikopol Seamless Tube Plant and Nikopol Tube Company Interpipe NIKO TUBE plant was orgazied.

    We have added information on new shops of seamless tubes and wire launched at Byelorussian Steel Works and Uzbek Steel Works respectively as well as new concaster installed at TMK-Resita and new tube welding mills on Ryazan Tube Plant and Trubostal Works. Besides we have added information on new steel products developed by 11 plants. Information on 65 mills included in the database earlier and their products and traders has been updated.

    WinPlant. RED. Information on 8 new plants has been included in the database. Producers of secondary Al alloys Aksay Metallurgical Company, Alyans-Don, UkrspetsMet as well as BK-Alprof (Al extrusion), Martensit (rotary castings), Safit (Cu alloys castings), Asal-Metal (Cu alloys extrusion) and Ukrsplav (rods and pigs) are among them.

    Now WinPlant. RED database contains information on products of 283 plants.

    We have reflected in the database reorganization and owners change of ZMZ - Slide bearings plant (excluded from Severstal-Avto). Names of Sumgayit Aluminium Works and Klimovsk Coin Billets Works GURT have been changed.

    We have added information on new 1850 tons press installed at Agrisovgaz and new products developed by Novosibirsk Integrated Tin Works. Information on 30 plants included in the database earlier and their products and traders has been updated.

    WinSteel. Since the last quarter we have added more than 1500 new grades in the database. For the most part these are European grades by new standards EN 10249-1, 10271, 10293, 10294-1, 10296-1, 10296-2 and 10326, Cr-Ni alloys by ISO and JIS as well as commercial grades of some French and Italian companies. The total quantity of grades in the WinSteel database is 74606 now.

    WinAlloy. Since the last quarter we have added near 200 new grades in the database. In most they are European heat-resistant and special alloys, Cr-Ni alloys by ISO and JIS as well as Russian copper alloys by new Russian GOSTs. The total quantity of grades in the WinAlloy database is 37521 now.

    04.10.2007
    September 2007 update of The Simdex Future Pipeline Projects Worldwide Guide.


    September 2007 update of The Simdex Future Pipeline Projects Worldwide Guide CD-ROM is available now.

    In comparison with previous data update information on 76 new projects of 20,000 km length has been added. The most of the new pipelines will be built in North America (20), Asia (16) and Europe (15). 11 new pipelines will be built in Middle East, 8 in Latin America, 4 in Africa and 2 in Australasia. 110 projects have been moved to the construction phase.

    Now the software database contains data on 535 future pipelines and on 635 started or completed projects (since 2004). You can see more details on the current update here.

    08.08.2007
    July 2007 update of The Simdex Future Pipeline Projects Worldwide Guide.


    Our partner Simdex Publishing has issued new update of July 2007 for The Simdex Future Pipeline Projects Worldwide Guide CD-ROM.

    In comparison with previous release information on 52 new projects of 13 000 km length has been added. The most of the new pipelines will be built in North America (22). 8 new pipelines will be built in Europe, 8 in Asia, 7 in Latin America and 7 in Middle East. Data on majority of existing projects have been updated.

    Now the software database contains data on 565 future pipelines and on 525 started or completed projects (since 2004). You can see more details on the current update here.

    16.07.2007
    New releases of 2nd quarter of 2007 of WinSteel, WinAlloy and WinPlant.


    WinPlant. BLACK. Information on 33 new mills and 2 new managing companies has been included in the database. 9 Italian, Belgian, French and US assets of NLMK + Duferco Group, new Slovenian asset of Industrial Metallurgical Holding Company - Acroni and its managing company Slovenian Steel Group, Croatian company Zeljezara Split, new MMK assets MRK - Protective Coat and SMC MMK, Foundry-Rolling Plant in Yartsevo, Izhevsk Metallurgical Technology Scientific-Research Institute, producers of forgings Dnepropress and Tyazhstankogidropress as well as a number of small Russian, Ukrainian and Kazakh producers of welded tubes and roll-formed profiles are among them.

    We have reflected in the database reorganization and owners change of Kashira Coated Steel Plant (managed by Comtech Group), Module (managed by Ukrstalkonstruktsiya), Verkhnaya Salda Steel Works (excluded from Sinara Group). Names of Mittal Steel Kryvyi Rih, Scoda Steel, Izhora Tube Company and Zavod Metiz have been changed.

    We have added information on new equipment, i.e. continuous caster installed at Seversky Tube Works, tube welding mill TESA 32-114 and mill for producing of thin-wall square and rectangle tubes installed at Ryazan Tube Plant and Vyksa Steel Works respectively as well as line for manufacture of high strength reiforcing wire at Beloretsk Iron and Steel Works. Also we have added information on new steel products developed by 5 plants. Information on 79 mills included in the database earlier and their products and traders has been updated.

    WinPlant. RED. Information on 18 new plants and new managing company has been included in the database. Assets of United Company RUSAL - Kubikenborg Aluminium AB (Sweden), Bratsk, Krasnoyarsk and Novokuznetsk Aluminium Works, new US asset of Norilsk Nickel - Stillwater Mining Company, new independent part of Kolchugino Non-Ferrous Metals Works - Kolchugino Metallurgical Company, Izhevsk Metallurgical Technology Scientific-Research Institute, Uzbek Heatproof and Refractory Metals Works, Russian producer of Al profiles Rollhan as well as a number of small producers of Al alloys and products of bronze and brass are among them.

    We have reflected in the database reorganization and owners change of Bogoslovsky Aluminium Plant, Volgograd, Volkhov, Irkutsk, Kandalaksha, Nadvoitsi and Ural Aluminium Works as well as Zaporozhzhia Non-Ferrous Alloys Plant and Ural Foil (excluded from SUAL and included in United Company RUSAL), AlHan (managed by Doorhan company), First Profile Plant (managed by Rasstal Corporation). Names of Belaya Kalitva Metallurgical Production Association, Experimental Quality Alloys Plant and Tajikistan Aluminium Works have been changed.

    We have added information on new products developed by Kirov Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Plant and TsvetLit. Information on 42 plants included in the database earlier and their products and traders has been updated.

    WinSteel. Since the last quarter we have added near 600 new grades in the database. For the most part these are grades by new EN standards, commercial grades of ThyssenKrupp, Deutsche Edelstahlwerke, Schmolz+Bickenbach, Geruk GmbH companies as well as Russian heat-resistant alloys, powder grades and filler materials. The total quantity of grades in the WinSteel database is 73045 now.

    WinAlloy. Since the last quarter we have added more than 400 new grades in the database. In most they are Ni- and Cu-based alloys by new Russian GOSTs as well as US Zn-based alloys. The total quantity of grades in the WinAlloy database is 37325 now.

    05.06.2007
    May 2007 update of The Simdex Future Pipeline Projects Worldwide Guide.


    Our partner Simdex Publishing has issued new update of May 2007 for The Simdex Future Pipeline Projects Worldwide Guide CD-ROM.

    In comparison with previous release information on 54 new projects of 23 000 km length has been added. The most of the new pipelines will be built in Middle East (20) and in Asia (17). 9 new pipelines will be built in Europe, 3 in Africa, 3 in North America, 1 in Latin America and 1 in Australasia. Data on majority of existing projects have been updated.

    Now the software database contains data on 517 future pipelines and on 516 started or completed projects (since 2004). You can see more details on the current update here.

    17.04.2007
    You can download new software releases from our web-site now


    Since 1st quarter of 2007 we give our users opportunity to download current updates of our software from our web-site within the bounds of our Annual Support Service. So you can select the way of receipt of the updates on CD-ROMs by mail as earlier or by download from our web-site now.

    To provide this opportunity we have launched new coding of Security Devices (HASPs) since this quarter. So before your work with the new software releases you have to update memory of your HASP. You can execute this with help of the HASPUpdate utility and an individual security file with unique update codes for your HASP. The execution order of the HASP update depends of the way of receipt of the updates you have selected.

    More detailed information and directions you can find here. There are links to the new software releases on this page also.

    12.04.2007
    New releases of 1st quarter of 2007 of WinSteel, WinAlloy and WinPlant.


    WinPlant. BLACK. Information on 19 new mills and 5 new managing companies has been included in the database. New US assets of EvrazHolding Columbia Structural Tubing, OSM Portland Steelworks, OSM Tubular - Camrose, OSM Tubular - Portland, Rocky Mountain Steel Mills and their managing company Evraz Oregon Steel Mills, daughter enterprise of Mittal Steel Ostrava Valcony Plechu, a.s., producer of iron tube casting Svobodny Sokol, several small Ukrainian producers of wire and welded tubes, two new Azerbaijan steel producers and other companies are among them.

    We have reflected in the database reorganization and owners change of Volgograd Steel Works "Red October" (excluded from Midland Group and included in RusSpecStal), Nikopol Tube Company (included in Interpipe holding), Ukrainian Mining - Metallurgical Company and Dniepropetrovsk Steelwork Plant named after I.V. Babushkin (both included in Industrial Union of Donbass), Voestalpine Arkada Profil (included in Voestalpine group). Name of managing company of Nikopol Stainless Tube Mill Uvis has been changed to Nikopol Stainless Management.

    We have added information on new equipment, i.e. continuous caster installed at Mechel Targoviste as well as tube welding mills TESA 27-89 and TESA 6-40 installed at Volgograd Small-diameter Pipe Works and Moldova Tube Mill respectively. Also we have added information on new steel products developed by 6 plants. Information on 55 mills included in the database earlier and their products and traders has been updated.

    WinPlant. RED. Information on 8 new plants and 3 new managing companies has been included in the database. New Finnish asset of Norilsk Nickel OM Group, Almalyk MMC (Uzbekistan), Kranoyarsk Metallurgical Works (Al wrought products), Refractory metals (wrought products of refractory alloys), small producers Metal-Complect (secondary Al and Cu alloys), Pancom-Un (Cu cathodes and wire rods), Rasstal (extruded Al profiles) and other companies are among them.

    We have reflected in the database reorganization and owners change of Dmitrov Pilot Plant of Aluminium Can Sheets (excluded from RUSAL and included in Basic Element Company), Kamensk-Uralsky Metallurgical Works (excluded from SUAL), Nikopol Tube Company (included in Interpipe holding), Crystal (included in Ural Mining and Smelting Company). Name of Mosmetallokonstruktsiya plant has been changed to RUSAL MOSMEK.

    We have added information on new products developed by 2 plants. Information on 38 plants included in the database earlier and their products and traders has been updated.

    WinSteel. Since the last quarter we have added near 300 new grades in the database. For the most part these are American heat- and corrosion-resistant steels and alloys as well as filler materials by ASTM, ASME, AWS and AMS. The total quantity of grades in the WinSteel database is 72447 now.

    WinAlloy. Since the last quarter we have added near 900 new grades in the database. In most they are American special alloys and refractory alloys on base of Mo, Nb, W and Zr. The total quantity of grades in the WinAlloy database is 36891 now.

    09.04.2007
    Last updates of Simdex Publishing CD-ROMs


    Our partner Simdex Publishing has issued new updates for The Simdex Steel Tube Manufacturers Worldwide Guide and The Simdex Future Pipeline Projects Worldwide Guide CD-ROMs.

    1. In comparison with previous December 2006 data update of The Simdex Steel Tube Manufacturers Worldwide Guide information on more than 300 manufacturers has been modified and 30 new manufacturers have been included.

    2. There are 72 new projects of 29 000 km length since December 2006 update in The Simdex Future Pipeline Projects Worldwide Guide database. The most of new pipelines will be built in Middle East and Asia (34) and in North America (26). Twelve new pipelines will be built in Europe, four new pipelines will be built in Latin America. Data on majority of existing projects have been updated.

    05.03.2007
    The Free Demo section of our Web-site is recast


    We have recast the Free Demo section of our Web-site. Now you have possibility to see Demos of our products peculiarly on our site do not downloading them to your PC. Do hope that this opportunity will make easier access to our Demos to customers who have not possibility to download exe files from Internet.

    Remind that Demos of our products are flash chains of screen shots, which illustrate main software functions with our remarks. You can see the Demos here.

    01.02.2007
    Download new software releases from our Web-site. New rates for Annual Support Service


    Since 2007 we bring in the following changes in our Annual Support Service:

    1. Since releases of 1st quarter of 2007 you will have possibility to download the updates from our Web-site.

    2. In the circumstances we'll bring in different rates for the support for users who download the updates from our Web-site and for users who wish to continue to get the updates on CD-ROMs by mail.

    3. The base rate for Annual subscription for one program if you download the updates from our Web-site is EUR90. The discounts of 10%, 15% or 20% are used when you subcribe for support of sets of any 2, any 3 or all 4 programs respectively. You have to add extra EUR90 to these amounts if you wish to receive the updates by mail on CD-ROMs.

    You can find new rates for the Annual Support Service here.

    4. The subscription rates for multi-user software versions depend of number of users now. To get the rates for the 2-5 multi-user versions you have to multiply the single support rates by 1.5. The same coefficient for the 6-10 multi-user versions is 2.

    20.01.2007
    New releases of 4th quarter of 2006 of WinSteel, WinAlloy and WinPlant.


    WinPlant. BLACK. Information on 12 new mills and 6 new managing companies has been included in the database. South African asset of Mittal Steel, i.e. Mittal Steel South Africa, new independent asset of Mittal Steel Temirtau NefteGasTruba, producers of welded tubes Astais, Metallist PKP and Tashkent Tube Plant, producers of roll-formed profiles Aviks-Metall, Kashira Coated Steel Plant and Omskprofil as well as VolgaStrap (packing strips), Ufaley Metallurgical Machine Build Plant (forgings), Model Shop of I.P.Bardin Central Research Institute for Ferrous Metallurgy (bimetal flat products and tubes), United Studs Company (galvanized sheets and strips) are among them. Besides this list inludes Gazmetall (new managing company of Ural Steel, OEMK, Moldova Steel Works and ORMETO-YuUMZ), Ilyich-Stal (new managing company of Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works), Sibirsko-Amurskaya Stal (managing company of Amurmetal), Smart-Group (new managing company of Makeyevsky Iron and Steel Works), Specta (managing company of VolgaStrap) and Managing company of Gorky Steel Works.

    We have reflected in the database reorganization and owners change of Moldova Steel Works, Oskol Electric Steel Works, Ural Steel and ORMETO-YuUMZ (all companies are included in Gazmetall holding), Makeyevsky Iron and Steel Works (managed by Smart-Group), Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works (managed by Ilyich-Stal), Revyakino Metal-Rolling Plant (included in Korolev Tube Plant holding), Stroyprofil (included in Pipe Works "Stroy-Profil" company), METALLIST Experimental Mechanical Works (excluded from Ukrainian Mining - Metallurgical Company). Name of Azerbaijan Tube Plant has been changed to AzerPipe and name of Craft Enterprises International Limited company has been changed to Mining and Smelting Systems.

    We have added information on new equipment, i.e. continuous casters installed at Severstal, Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works, Nytva Metallurgicall Works, Omutninsk Steel Works and Uzbek Steel Works as well as press 15000 tn at Energomashspetsstal and Material coil powder paint line at Insi company. Also we have added information on new steel products developed by 10 plants. Information on 83 mills included in the database earlier and their products and traders has been updated.

    WinPlant. RED. Information on 14 new plants and 2 new managing companies has been included in the database. Producers of primary Al Khakas Aluminium Smelter and Sumgayit Aluminium Works, producers of Ti FeTip and FIKO companies, ONVI (Mg in pigs), Orion-Spetssplav-Gatchina (Al alloys), Astrinsplav SK (bars, wire and flat products of Cu alloys), Copper Tubes Works (Majdanpek) (tubes of Cu and Cu-alloys), Tajikistan Aluminium Works (Al flat products and extruded profiles), TsvetLit (Al wire rods), steel producers Baltiysky Steel Rolling Works (produces Al wire now) and Uzbek Steel Works (produces Cu flat products now), Model Shop of I.P.Bardin Central Research Institute for Ferrous Metallurgy (bimetal flat products and tubes) as well as Nord-West Metallurgical Company organized on base of TRANSAL company (extruded Al profiles and Cu wire and rods) are among them. Besides this list includes Tsvetmetservice (new managing company of Kobal Kobanya Light Metal Works Co. Ltd., TsvetMetObrabotka and Foil Rolling Works) and Nordmet-M (managing company of Orion-Spetssplav-Gatchina).

    We have reflected in the database reorganization and owners change of Kobal Kobanya Light Metal Works Co. Ltd, Foil Rolling Works, TsvetMetObrabotka - Model shop (all companies are managed by Tsvetmetservice now) and VTORTSVETMET Sukhoy Log Plant (included in Ural Mining and Smelting Company). Names of Armenal and Sajanal plants have been changed to RUSAL Armenal and RUSAL Sajanal respectively.

    We have added information on new equipment, i.e. Quatro 2800 mill installed at Balkhash Processing Factory of Non-Ferrous Metals and presses PRESEZZI and 1100 installed by Realit and Alunext companies respectively. Information on 38 plants included in the database earlier and their products and traders has been updated.

    WinSteel. Since the last quarter we have added near 1900 new grades in the database. For the most part these are Japanese grades of Simitomo company for motor-car industry, American and Russian welding materials as well as ASTM heat-resistant Ni-alloys. The total quantity of grades in the WinSteel database is 72183 now.

    WinAlloy. Since the last quarter we have added near 1500 new grades in the database. In most they are ASTM special alloys as well as Ni-, Mg- and Mn-alloys. The total quantity of grades in the WinAlloy database is 36005 now.

    10.01.2007
    New publication of Metal Bulletin - Iron and Steel Works of the World Directory 2007 - 17th Edition


    Our partner Metal Bulletin has issued new 17th edition of 2007 of Iron and Steel Works of the World Directory.

    Now in it's 54nd year of publication Metal Bulletin's Iron and Steel Works of the World Directory is the indispensable global directory - an instant, authoritative reference source for producers, distributors, technical providers and end users within the iron and steel industry.

    Published in December 2006, the 17th edition of Iron and Steel Works Directory of the World Directory provides extensive details of the key producers, both large and small operating in this important sector. Detailed company listings include works addresses, annual capacity, plant/equipment and brands as well as management contacts, tel/fax numbers, and e-mail/web addresses. A must for any executive in the steel industry, this edition of the Iron and Steel Works of the World Directory is also available as a searcable CD-ROM.

      For more information on the directory please visit Metal Bulletin's Web-site.

      Price of the book with courier delivery is RUR19,000 or EUR527. You can order the book here.

    20.12.2006
    December 2006 updates of the Simdex Publishing CD-ROMs.


    Simdex Publishing has issued new updates of December 2006 for The Simdex Steel Tube Manufacturers Worldwide Guide and The Simdex Future Pipeline Projects Worldwide Guide CD-ROMs.

    1. In comparison with previous June 2006 release of The Simdex Steel Tube Manufacturers Worldwide Guide information on more than 300 manufacturers has been modified and 30 new manufacturers have been included.

    2. There are 63 new projects of 22 000 km length since September 2006 update in The Simdex Future Pipeline Projects Worldwide Guide database. The most of new pipelines will be built in Middle East and Asia (37) and in North America (12). Eight new pipelines will be built in Africa, four new pipelines will be built in Europe and two ones in Latin America. Information on pipelines moved during 2006 to the construction phase have been deleted from the database. Data on majority of existing projects have been updated.

    04.12.2006
    Our booth at Metal-Expo'2006 Fair.

     
    We thank all visitors who visited our booth during Metal-Expo Show on November 14th - 17th. Sincere gratitude to users who bought our software during the exhibition.

    31.10.2006
    We invite you to visit our stand at 12th Metal-Expo Fair in Moscow on November 14-17th.


    Metal-Expo is the largest CIS steel and metal event. The fair will be held in three halls of Russian Exhibition Center (VVTs) No. 57 (steel products), No. 20 (non-ferrous products) and No. 69 (equipment, ferro-alloys, scrap, refractory products).

    More than 700 companies will take part in the event as exhibitors. The most of Russian and Ukrainian mills will be among them. Last year more than 30,000 visitors from CIS and foreign countries visited the fair.

      On our stand F5730 in the hall 57 you will have possibility (see the draft here):
      • to see new releases of our programs WinSteel, WinAlloy, WinPlant. BLACK and WinPlant. RED;
      • to purchase the software with discount of 20%;
      • to see The Simdex Steel Tube Manufacturers Worlwide Guide and The Simdex Future Pipeline Projects Worldwide Guide CD-ROMs of our partner Simdex Publishing;
      • to learn about new information and consulting services of our company.
    For more details on the fair please contact Alexey Yakovenko yakovenko@metal-expo.ru, phone/fax +7 095 901 9966.

    For hotel booking and visa support please contact Reisebuero WELT info@welt.ru, phone +7 095 933 7878, fax +7 095 933 7877.

    10.10.2006
    New releases of 3rd quarter of 2006 of WinSteel, WinAlloy and WinPlant.


    WinPlant. BLACK. Information on 24 new mills and managing companies has been included in the database. New South African asset of EvrazHolding Highveld Steel and Vanadium Corporation Limited, new asset of Severstal Group Izhora Pipe Plant, producers of drill and casing tubes ZBO Drill Industries and Serov Mechanical Plant, producers of finned tubes OctyabrskHimMash and Escort as well as Joint venture of Arkada Group and Firstalpine Corp. FirstalpineArkada-Profil company are among them. Besides this list inludes CIS producers of roll-formed profiles Eurokrovlya, MontazhStalConstructsiya, Krona, LadaProf, Lasar, StalKrov-NN, Steelmaster, producers of wire Dnepropetrovsk Wire Works and Ukrgazpromservice, producers of welded tubes Arinoi and Stroyprofil, production division of Stalepromyshlennaya Company Production Group "StroyProfil", Industrial Firm "Vivat" (forgings), Samara Reservoir Plant (galvanized sheets), StankoMash (round pipe casting), VOSTOK Building Industrial Company (welded I-beams) and new managing company of VSMPO-AVISMA Corporation Rosoboronexport.

    We have reflected in the database reorganization and owners change of Dneprospetsstal (included in InterPipe Group), Oskol Electric Steel Works (included in Metalloinvest Holding), Verkh - Isetsky Steel Works (purchased by NLMK), St.-Petersburg Tube and Pipe Works "Trubostal`" (purchased by Comtech), VSMPO-AVISMA Corporation (controlled by Rosoboronexport). Name of Romanian asset of Pipe Metallurgical Company SC Resita SA has been changed to SC TMK-Resita SA as well as name of VEST-MD tube plant has been changed to Volgograd Small-Diameter Pipe Works.

    We have added information on new equipment, i.e. continuous caster installed at Taganrog Metallurgical Works as well as data on flat and long products manufactured by Mittal Steel Contrecoeur, Mittal Steel Ostrava and Mittal Steel Poland. Also we have added information on new steel products developed by 4 plants. Information on the 68 mills included in the database earlier and their products has been updated.

    WinPlant. RED. Information on 14 new plants has been included in the database. Producers of secondary Al alloys BeLiS and Oryol Metals and its managing company "Mtsensky Aluminium", producers of drill and casing tubes of light alloys ZBO Drill Industries and Serov Mechanical Plant, producers of hollow bronze casting Bummash, Metallist and StankoMash, Klimovsk Money Billets Works GURT (special profiles of Cu alloys), Mednogorsk Copper-Sulphuric Works (blister copper), OctyabrskHimMash (finned tubes), Industrial Firm "Vivat" (forgings), Svelen (bars, rods and wire of Cu alloys) as well as new managing company of VSMPO-AVISMA Corporation Rosoboronexport are among them.

    Because of reorganization VSMPO-AVISMA Corporation is controlled by Rosoboronexport and former Verkh-Neyvinsky Non-Ferrous Works is called Non-Ferrous Alloys Works now.

    We have added information on new products developed by 2 plants. Information on the 29 plants included in the database earlier and their products and traders has been updated.

    WinSteel. Since the last quarter we have added more than 3800 new grades in the database. For the most part these are Chinese grades (including their alternative numerical specifications), American grades by ASTM, ESAB filler materials, special steels and alloys of Sumitomo, Sandvik, Behler, Carpenter and other companies, offshore grades by Det Norske Veritas as well as Russian and International (by ISO) ferro-alloys. The total quantity of grades in the WinSteel database is 70308 now.

    WinAlloy. Since the last quarter we have added more than 700 new grades in the database. In most they are Chinese, Italian and European copper alloys, special alloys by ASTM, commercial grades of Carpenter and Sumitomo as well as Russian ferro-alloys. The total quantity of grades in the WinAlloy database is 34535 now.

    05.10.2006
    September 2006 update of The Simdex Future Pipeline Projects Worldwide Guide.


    Simdex Publishing has issued new update of September 2006 for The Simdex Future Pipeline Projects Worldwide Guide CD-ROM.

    In comparison with previous release information on 47 new projects of 16 000 km length has been added. The most of new pipelines will be built in North America (21) and in Middle East and Asia (12). Six new pipelines will be built in Europe, five new pipelines will be built in Latin America and three ones in Africa. Data on majority of existing projects have been updated.

    04.09.2006
    New publication of Metal Bulletin - Metal & Steel Traders of the World Directory 2006 - 3rd Edition


    Our partner Metal Bulletin has issued new 3rd edition of 2006 of Metal & Steel Traders of the World Directory.

    Fully updated and revised for 2006, the 3rd edition of the Metal & Steel Traders of the World Directory, is an invaluable guide for anyone wishing to source metals or metal products anywhere in the globe, locate trading contacts old and new, or identify new buisness opportunities in steel, metals or ferro-alloys spectrum. In a handy, user-friendly A4 format, it guides you through trading companies around of the world active in the whole range of metals: from iron, steel and ferro-alloys to base, precious, light and speciality metals.

    The directory section lists trading companies by country, giving contact details and products handled, while a Buyer's Guide enables you to identify suppliers of any particular product, from aluminium ingots to steel reinforcing bars. Metal & Steel Traders of the World 2006 is the ultimate guide to the world's trading community and "must-have" for anyone who is in anyway involvet in metal trading.

      For more information on the directory please visit Metal Bulletin's Web-site. Pricing:
      • book - €397 + delivery €40;
      • CD-ROM - €537 + delivery €40;
      • book + CD-ROM - €747 + delivery €40.
    You can order the book here.

    06.07.2006
    New releases of 2nd quarter of 2006 of WinSteel, WinAlloy and WinPlant.


    WinPlant. BLACK. Information on 18 new mills has been included in the database. New British asset of Severstal-Metiz company Carrington Wire Limited, Canadian and Czech Mittal Steel assets Mittal Steel Contrecoeur and Mittal Steel Ostrava respectively, frustrated new asset of Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works Pakistan Steel Mills, Joint Venture of Severstal and Arcelor Group Severgal are among them. Besides this list inludes CIS producers of welded I-beams 149 Mechanical Plant, Metal constructions Plant "Orion" and Ryazan Metal Constructions Plant SAK, producers of roll-formed profiles Baltic Metallurgical Company, Bolokhovo Building Construction Plant, Volgastal, Stalepromyshlennaya Company and Building Firm "EGO" as well as Abay foundry mechanical works (steel balls), GAZ (welded tubes), Zavod "Continent" (galvanized wire), Nikopol Thin-Walled Tube Plant (thin-walled tubes) and Uola (wire).

    Moreover we have added in the database information on 3 new managing companies, i.e. Dneprmetallurgobespechenie Ltd. (managing company of Nikopol Thin-Walled Tube Plant), Ukrpodshipnik Corporation (managing company of Artyomovsk Machine-Building Plant VISTEC) and Metinvest Holding (managing company of mining and steel assets of System Capital Management)

    We have reflected in the database reorganization and owners change of AZST-Color and Ventall (purchased by Ruukki), Amurstal - Profil (consolidated with Amurmetal), Artyomovsk Machine-Building Plant VISTEC (included in Ukrpodshipnik Corporation), Borsky Tube Manufacturing Plant (included in Russial Coal holding - managing company Estar), ZiO-Podolsk - Machine Works (included in TVEL Corporation), Mining and Chemical Combine and TVEL Corporation (controlled by Russian Federal Agency of Atomic Energy - RosAtom now). Name of Romanian asset of Pipe Metallurgical Company Artrom SA has been changed to SC TMK-Artrom SA as weel as name of CETAB Nikopol tube plant has been changed to Tube Works VSMPO-AVISMA. Former Rodakovoresursy company is called PTK Metallion now.

    We have added information on new equipment, i.e. new 170 mill and line for producing of welded tubes installed at MMK and at Severstallat respectively. Mills 250-2 of MMK, 320/250 of Serp i Molot as well as 550 on Seversky Tube Works have been shutdown so information on their products has been deleted from the database. Also we have added information on new steel products developed by 5 plants. Information on the 81 mills included in the database earlier and their products has been corrected.

    WinPlant. RED. Information on 10 new plants has been included in the database. Producers of secondary Al alloys SeverSplav Company, Olvia AG and Rusinnovatsiya, producers of spun castings and cast rods MetalLitMash and Ural Spun Casting Works, producers of Cu-alloys NTC Brass and OHTAlit as well as Aluminium of Kazakhstan (producer of metal gallium), Pobedit (producer of wire and rods of Mo and W alloys) and Nikopol Thin-Walled Tube Plant are among them.

    Besides we have added in the database information on 2 new managing companies, i.e. Dneprmetallurgobespechenie Ltd. (managing company of Nikopol Thin-Walled Tube Plant) and Ukrpodshipnik Corporation (managing company of Artyomovsk Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Plant).

    Because of reorganization Artyomovsk Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Plant is included in Ukrpodshipnik Corporation, Precision Alloys Plant is included in Russian Copper Company and ZiO-Podolsk - Machine Works is included in TVEL Corporation. TVEL Corporation is controlled by Russian Federal Agency of Atomic Energy - RosAtom now. Former CETAB Nikopol tube plant is called Tube Works VSMPO-AVISMA now.

    We have added information on new products developed by 4 plants. Information on the 24 plants included in the database earlier and their products and traders has been corrected.

    WinSteel. Since the last quarter we have added more than 170 new grades in the database. For the most part these are American and British cast steels, Russian tube steels, international ferro-alloys as well as Canadian Weatherford and German CARBODUR, NITRODUR, THYROFORT, ULTRAFORT and THERMON commercial grades. The total quantity of grades in the WinSteel database is 66498 now.

    WinAlloy. Since the last quarter we have added near 350 new grades in the database. In most they are international ferro-alloys and European copper alloys as well as copper alloys of China, Italy, Hungary and Switzerland. The total quantity of grades in the WinAlloy database is 33799 now.

    26.06.2006
    June 2006 update of the The Simdex Steel Tube Manufacturers Worldwide Guide.


    Simdex Publishing has issued new update of June 2006 for The Simdex Steel Tube Manufacturers Worldwide Guide CD-ROM.

    In comparison with previous release information of more than 400 worldwide tube and pipe manufacturers has been updated.

    05.06.2006
    May 2006 update of The Simdex Future Pipeline Projects Worldwide Guide.


    Simdex Publishing has issued new update of May 2006 for The Simdex Future Pipeline Projects Worldwide Guide CD-ROM.

    In comparison with previous release information on 53 new projects of 22 500 km length has been added. The most of new pipelines will be built in North America (26) and in Middle East and Asia (17). Five new pipelines will be built in Australasia, three new pipelines will be built in Europe and two ones in Latin America. Data on majority of existing projects have been updated.

    26.05.2006
    New publication of Metal Bulletin - Metal Producers of the World Directory 2006 - 3rd Edition


    Our partner Metal Bulletin has issued new 3rd edition of 2006 of Metal Producers of the World Directory.

    The universal metal markets continue to converge and reshape and as they do so, you need to have the most up-to-date information on your industry is more important that ever. If you're involved at any stage of the metals supply chain: from miner through to end-consumer, or if you supply goods and services to the metal industry, then Metal Producers of the World Directory 2006 is an essential industry tool.

    Producers of all metal commodities, from aluminium to molybdenium, nickel to zinc, including the whole range of ferro-alloys and their ores, are listed in this publication. With it's excellent indices, you'll be able pinpoint the company or person you need instantly, without the need for frustrating Internet searches. Metal Producers of the World Directory 2006 is also available on CD-ROM format, providing you an instantly accessible and fully searchable source of information on the world's metal producers.

      For more information on the directory please visit Metal Bulletin's Web-site. Pricing:
      • book - €397 + delivery €40;
      • CD-ROM - €537 + delivery €40;
      • book + CD-ROM - €747 + delivery €40.
    You can order the book here.

    17.04.2006
    New versions 4.0 of WinPlant. BLACK and WinPlant. RED software are available now!


    The main differences of WinPlant, ver. 4.0 in comparison with previous version 3.5 are in the following:
    • We changed the software style and included support of Windows XP themes.
    • We made over the tree of product types. Now the tree consists of two main branches, i.e. steel products and non-ferrous products and separate subbranches for each main branch. This allows us to divide more exactly products of plants, produce both steel and non-ferrous products. So in comparison with ver. 3.5 of the software steel products of such plants are included in WinPlant. BLACK only whereas non-ferrous products are included in WinPlant. RED.
    • Besides saving information on plants and search results in HTML files the new version provides you to save these data in XML and TXT files also.
    • New tool software allowed us to format (as in RTF files) contact data of plants and information on traders of their products for better perception.
    • Now you can print or save in HTML, TXT or XML file information on products manufactured by plants according to any standard selected by you.
    • We completely made over the Help. In version 4.0 we use up-to-date HTML Help. This in our appearance makes easier operation with the Help.
    • Because of use Security Devices (HASPs) of new generation we made changes in modules of data commmunication between the software and Security Device. This allows us to guarantee steady operation of the software under new Windows versions.
    All users who are entitled to our support service will receive WinPlant. BLACK, ver. 4.0 and WinPlant. RED, ver. 4.0 free of charge. If your support period is over you can purchase the upgrade here.

    12.04.2006
    Visit our stand at Tube & Wire Fair 2006 in Duesseldorf.


    If you plan to participate in the largest world fairs Tube & Wire in Duesseldorf from April 24th to 28th or visit this event we will be glad to invite you to visit stand of our partner Simdex Publishing.

    On stand 7B25 in Hall 7 you will not only see products of the Simdex Publishing company but our software also.

      On our stand you will have possibility:
      • to see new versions 4.0 of WinPlant. BLACK and WinPlant. RED software;
      • to taste new releases of WinSteel and WinAlloy;
      • to purchase our software with discount of 20%.
    06.04.2006
    New releases of 1st quarter of 2006 of WinSteel, WinAlloy and WinPlant.


    WinPlant. BLACK. Information on 9 new mills has been included in the database. New foreign assets of Novolipetsk Iron and Steel Works - DanSteel A/S and Industrial Union of Donbass - Huta Stali Czestochowa Sp. z o.o., producers of roll-formed profiles BaltProfile, Kazan Steel Profiles, Klimovskiy profnastil, Metall-Product, Modul as well as Hardware Kulebaki Works (producer of welded I-beams) and Torez Filler Hard Alloys Plant (producer of cast rods of filler materials) are among them.

    Besides we have added in the database information on 4 new managing companies, i.e. Byelorussian Steel Works, Production Association (managing company of Byelorussian Steel Works, Mogilev Metallurgical Works and Rechitsa Metizny Plant), Estar (managing company of Zlatoust Metallurgical Works, Novosibirsk metallurgical plant, Nytva Metallurgicall Works, Volgograd Tube & Pipe Works, Engels Tube and Pipe Works as well as Amurmetal and Steel Profile plants included in Russian Coal holding), Interregional Pipe Company (managing company of Uralrubmash plant) and Insajur (managing company of Lysva Steel Works).

    We have reflected in the database reorganization and owners change of Dneprometiz (included in Severtal-Metiz holding), Metallist plant (included in Ukrainian Mining - Metallurgical Company) as well as Steel Profile (included in Russian Coal holding). Names of UralLuktrubmash plant and Metallurgical Holding have been changed to Uraltrubmash and Maxi-Group correspondently.

    We have added information on new equipment, i.e. machine of sheet polymer coating installed at Mittal Steel Temirtau. Also we have added information on new steel products developed by 16 plants. Information on the 94 mills included in the database earlier and their products has been corrected.

    WinPlant. RED. Information on 10 new plants has been included in the database. Producers of secondary Al alloys Alexin Non-Ferrous Metals Works, Sredneuralsky Metallurgical Works, BiK Foundry, producers of Cu- and Ni-based ingots and anodes AMG, Arsenal, Megalit, Evoluta, Non-Ferrous Castings Pilot Plant as well as Torez Filler Hard Alloys Plant (producer of cast rods of filler materials) and Silmet (producer of rare-earth metals) are among them.

    Besides we have added in the database information on 2 new managing companies, i.e. Glencore International AG (managing company of Kazzinc) and Zimal SA (managing company of Silmet and Solikamsk Magnesium Works).

    We have added information on new products developed by 3 plants. Information on the 42 plants included in the database earlier and their products has been corrected.

    WinSteel. Since the last quarter we have added more than 1400 new grades in the database. For the most part these are American filler materials, European grades according to new issue of EN 10025-2004 standard (parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6), international grades by ISO 14172, Russian special grades for power machinery as well as magnetic grades by IEC standard and Japanese commercial grades. The total quantity of grades in the WinSteel database is 66322 now.

    WinAlloy. Since the last quarter we have added near 900 new grades in the database. In most they are American Ni- and Zn-based alloys as well as refractory and filler materials. The total quantity of grades in the WinAlloy database is 33453 now.

    20.03.2006
    March 2006 update of The Simdex Future Pipeline Projects Worldwide Guide.


    Simdex Publishing has issued new update of March 2006 for The Simdex Future Pipeline Projects Worldwide Guide CD-ROM.

    In comparison with previous release information on 47 new projects of 23 079 km length has been added. The most of new pipelines will be built in North America (30). Seven new pipelines will be built in Europe, four new pipelines in Africa, three ones in Middle East and Asia and the same in Latin America. Data on all other projects have been updated.

    20.02.2006
    New prices for the Simdex Publishing CD-ROMs


    Simdex Publishing has fixed new rates and changed subscription conditions for its products The Simdex Steel Tube Manufacturers Worldwide Guide and The Simdex Future Pipeline Projects Worldwide Guide since February 1st.

    Please see new subscription rates on the corresponding pages of our site:
    - The Simdex Steel Tube Manufacturers Worldwide Guide
    - The Simdex Future Pipeline Projects Worldwide Guide

    Notice that 24 month subscription is now available for the both products.

    24.01.2006
    January 2006 updates of the Simdex Publishing CD-ROMs.


    Simdex Publishing has issued new updates of January 2006 for The Simdex Steel Tube Manufacturers Worldwide Guide and The Simdex Future Pipeline Projects Worldwide Guide CD-ROMs.

    1. The update of The Simdex Steel Tube Manufacturers Worldwide Guide is focused on the Chinese market. All Chinese manufacturers have been reviewed and 61 new Chinese manufacturers have been included. The Simdex Steel Tube Manufacturers Worldwide Guide now includes 142 Chinese manufacturers. Of these 142 manufacturers, 46 produce seamless tubes (32%) and 100 welded tubes (70%). In total The Simdex Steel Tube Manufacturers Worldwide Guide database now comprises 1,146 manufacturers in 82 countries.

    2. There are 28 new projects since the November 2005 update in The Simdex Future Pipeline Projects Worldwide Guide database. 153 oil and gas pipeline projects moved to the construction phase during 2005, accounting for 35 000 km / 22 000 miles and 7,8 million tonnes of steel tube. 297 future pipeline projects are listed in the database now.

    10.01.2006
    New releases of 4th quarter of 2005 of WinSteel, WinAlloy and WinPlant.


    WinPlant. BLACK. Information on 37 new mills and 5 new managing companies has been included in the database. Russian and Ukrainian manufacturers of roll-formed profiles, wire, tubes, forgings, strips, welded I-beams and foreign companies are among them.

    We have reflected in the database reorganization and owners change of Krivorozhstal, Azovstal, Khartsyzsk Tube Works, Enakievo Iron and Steel Works, Zlatoust Metallurgical Works, Engels Tube and Pipe Works, Bryansk Machine-Building Plant, CETAB-Nikopol Plant, Kamensk-Uralsky Non-Ferrous Working Plant as well as change of the name of Krivorozhstal, VolgoMetiz, Orel Steel-Rolling Plant, Cherepovets Steel-Rolling Works, Donetsk Iron and Steel Works, Kulebaki Steel Works, Kalugatsvetmetobrabotka Company.

    We have added information on new equipment installed at Severstal, Volzhsky Pipe Plant, Oskol Eleñtric Steel Works, Magnitogorsk Hardware-Kalibrovochny Zavod "MMK-METIZ". Information on bar rolling mills of Ural Non-Ferrous Metal-Processing Works as well as information on welding tube mills of Interprokat company have been excluded from the database because of of their dismantling. Also we have added information on new steel products developed by 10 plants. Information on the 153 plants included in the database earlier and their products has been corrected.

    WinPlant. RED. Information on 31 new plants and 5 new managing companies has been included in the database. Russian and Ukrainian producers of extruded Al profiles, non-ferrous pigs and ingots, Ni and precision alloys strips, Pb sheets, Ti rolled products, tubes, long products, wire as well as secondary Al alloys are among them.

    We have reflected in the database reorganization and owners change of CETAB-Nikopol Plant, SUAL Holding, Kamensk-Uralsky Non-Ferrous Working Plant, Ekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Plant, Kolchugino Non-Ferrous Metal Works, Solikamsk Magnesium Works, ZMZ - Slide bearings as well as change of the name of VSMPO, Kalugatsvetmetobrabotka, Kulebaki Steel Works, Kanaker Aluminium Factory.

    We have added information on new products developed by 3 plants. Information on the 73 plants included in the database earlier and their products has been corrected.

    WinSteel. Since the last quarter we have added more than 1700 new grades in the database. For the most part these are American tool ASTM and SAE grades as well as grades used in wire manufacture (including electrode wire) according to AWS standards. The total quantity of grades in the WinSteel database is 64912 now.

    WinAlloy. Since the last quarter we have added more than 300 new grades in the database. In most they are Ni-based alloys of different countries. The total quantity of grades in the WinAlloy database is 32566 now.

    05.01.2006
    New publication of Metal Bulletin - Ferro-Alloy Directory 2005 - 8th Edition


    Our partner Metal Bulletin has issued new 8th edition of 2005 of Ferro-Alloy Directory.

    The Directory 2005 is an invaluable source of information for both the ferro-alloy industry itself and steel industry personnel sourcing ferro-alloys. Published in october 2005, the brand new 8th edition of the Directory brings you accurate, up-to-date information on all the major players in the industry.

    The directory contains comprehensive listings of both traders and producers of ferro-alloys and of ores and concentrates of chromium, manganese, molybdenium, nickel, tungsten and vanadium as well as cobalt metal/poeder/oxides, ammonium paratungstate and vanadium pentoxide and slags.

    Price is €347 + delivery €40. For more information on the directory please visit Metal Bulletin site. You can order the book here.

    01.12.2005
    New Demo versions of our software are available for download.


    We have prepared new Demo disk for visitors of our stand at Metal-Expo fair.

    Along with Light versions of our software the Demo disc includes their new Demo versions also. The Demo for each software is a chain of screen shots which illustate main software features with short remarks. You can download new Demos from the Demo page of our site.

    24.11.2005
    Our stand at the Metal-Expo'2005 Fair.

     
    22.11.2005
    New release of The Simdex Steel Tube Manufacturers Worldwide Guide.


    Simdex Publishing has issued new update of November 2005 for The Simdex Steel Tube Manufacturers Worldwide Guide.

    In comparison with previous release information on 10 new plants has been added. Information on 250 manufacturers included in the database earlier has been updated.

    15.11.2005
    New release of The Simdex Future Pipeline Projects Worldwide Guide CD-ROM.


    Simdex Publishing has prepared new update of November 2005 for The Simdex Future Pipeline Projects Worldwide Guide CD-ROM.

    In comparison with previous release information on 22 new projects has been added. The most of new pipelines will be built in North America (11) and in Europe (6). Four new pipelines will be built in Middle East and Asia, one new pipeline will be built in Africa. Data on all other projects are updated.

    25.10.2005
    New product - CD-ROM CIS Steel and Non-Ferrous Producers Directory 2005


    New CD-ROM CIS Steel and Non-Ferrous Producers Directory 2005 is available now.

    CD-ROM contains information on near 450 producers of steel and non-ferrous products in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and other CIS countries as well as in Baltic states.

      Information on each plant includes:
      • mail address, contact phone and fax nos. of main departments, E-mail addresses, Web-site, teletype and telex;
      • information on quality certificates of the plant and its products;
      • list of main product traders and their contact data;
      • brief list of products, which are manufactured by the plant.
    More detailed information on the CD-ROM you'll find here.

    14.10.2005
    We invite you to visit our stand at 11th Metal-Expo Fair in Moscow on November 15-18th.


    Metal-Expo is the largest CIS steel and metal event. The fair will be held in two halls of Russian Exhibition Center (VVTs) No. 57 (steel) and No. 20 (non-ferrous).

    More than 700 companies will take part in the event as exhibitors. The most of Russian and Ukrainian mills will be among them. Last year more than 20,000 visitors from CIS and foreign countries visited the fair.

      On our stand H5734 in the hall 57 (see the draft here):
      • to see you new releases of our programs WinSteel, WinAlloy, WinPlant. BLACK and WinPlant. RED;
      • to purchase the software with discount of 20%;
      • to see the CD-ROMs The Simdex Buyer's Guide and The Simdex Future Pipeline Projects Worldwide Guide of Simdex Publishing company;
      • to learn about new information and consulting services of our company.
    For more details on the fair please contact Alexey Yakovenko yakovenko@metal-expo.ru, phone/fax +7 095 901 9966.

    For hotel booking and visa support please contact Reisebuero WELT info@welt.ru, phone +7 095 933 7878, fax +7 095 933 7877.

    05.10.2005
    New releases of 3rd quarter of 2005 of WinSteel, WinAlloy and WinPlant.


    WinPlant. BLACK. Information on 13 new mills has been included in the database. New assets of EvrazHolding Italian PALINI & BERTOLI S.p.A. and Czech Vitkovice Steel, a.s., new Hungarian asset of Industrial Union of Donbass DAM 2004 Kft., Russian Baltiysky Steel Rolling Works (wire), Topki Tube Works (welded tubes & roll-formed profiles), Electrostalsky Zavod Tyazhologo Machinostroeniya (forgings), Lights Metallic Conctructions Vyksa Factory (roll-formed profiles), ZMZ - Slide bearings (bi-metalic strip), Arkada and Oñtagon (roll-formed profiles), Standard Metal Group (roll-formed profiles, wire, welded tubes), Ukrainian Art Metal Technology (welded tubes) and Energomashspetsstal (forgings) are among them. Besides we have added 2 new managing companies Power Machines (Turbine Blades Plant) and Vistek (Artyomovsk Machine-Building Plant "VISTEC" and Konstantinovka Iron & Steel Works).

    Because of reorganization and owners change Volgograd Tube & Pipe Works and Nytva Metallurgicall Works have been included to Russian Coal holding, ORMETO-YuMZ, Machine concern has been included to Metalloinvest holding as well as Konstantinovka Iron & Steel Works has been included to Vistek. Name of Spetssplav GKR Works has been changed to Spetsstal GKR Works.

    We have added information on new equipment installed at Alchevsk Iron and Steel Works (slab concaster) and tube plant Profile-A (tube welding machine 10-32). Old bar rolling mills 250-1 and 300-1 of MMK and their products have been excluded from database because of their dismantling. Also we have added information on new steel products developed by 11 plants. Information on the 60 plants included in the database earlier and their products has been corrected.

    WinPlant. RED. Information on 17 new plants has been included in the database. Volgograd Non-Ferrous Metals Plant, Prioksky Non-Ferrous Metals Plant, Ekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Plant, Zaporozhzhia Non-Ferrous Alloys Plant, Ryazan Non-Ferrous Metals Production and Processing Plant, Khabarovsk Building Aluminium Constructions Plant, Mtsensk Plant VTORTSVETMET, ZMZ - Slide bearings, Yuzhpolimetall, Permtsvetmet, Alumash, Alarm, Crystal, Megatex, Oñtagon, Segal, Skat are among them.

    We have added information on new products developed by 6 plants. Information on the 30 plants included in the database earlier and their products has been corrected.

    WinSteel. Since the last quarter we have added in the database near 1000 new grades. For the most part these are American ASTM grades as well as Russian and international ferro-alloys according to GOSTs 4757-91, 1415-93 as well as ISO 5448-81, 5445-89. The total quantity of grades in the WinSteel database is 63150 now.

    WinAlloy. Since the last quarter we have added near 800 new grades in the database. In most they are ferro-alloys as well as Ti-based and Sn-based alloys of different countries. The total quantity of grades in the WinAlloy database is 32223 now.

    19.09.2005
    New release of The Simdex Future Pipeline Projects Worldwide Guide CD-ROM.


    Simdex Publishing has prepared new update of September 2005 for The Simdex Future Pipeline Projects Worldwide Guide CD-ROM.

    In comparison with previous release information on 36 new projects has been added. The most of new pipelines will be built in North America (19) and in Europe (7). There will be 4 new pipelines in Latin America, 3 ones in Austrasia, 2 ones in Africa and one in Middle East. Information on all other projects has been updated.

    20.07.2005
    New release of The Simdex Future Pipeline Projects Worldwide Guide CD-ROM.


    Our French partner Simdex Publishing has issued new update of July 2005 for The Simdex Future Pipeline Projects Worldwide Guide CD-ROM.

    In comparison with previous release information on 41 new projects is added. The most of new pipelines will be built in North America (19) and in Middle East and Asia (11), six and five new pipelines will be built in Europe and Latin America respectively. Data on all other projects are updated.

    04.07.2005
    New releases of 2nd quarter of 2005 of WinSteel, WinAlloy and WinPlant.


    WinPlant. BLACK. Information on 4 new mills was included in the database. DUNAFERR assets DUNAFERR Lorinci Rolling Mill Ltd., DUNAFERR Sheet Forming Ltd. and DWA Dunaferr-Voest Alpine Cold Rolling Mill Ltd. as well as new Azerbaijan producer of long products DHT Metal are among them. Besides we have added 3 new managing companies Midland Group (managing company of Zaporizhstal and Volgograd Steel Works "Red October"), SINARA Group (Verkhnaya Salda Steel Works) and Talamus Ltd. (Odessa Tube Plant "Rezon").

    Saratovsky Hardware Plant was excluded from the database because of its closing.

    We have added information on equipment installed at MMK (bar-rolling mills 450 and 370), Vyksa Steel Works (single-step shaping tube line), Zlatoust Metallurgical Works (electro-slag furnice for producing of hollow ingots), Red October (concaster), Ural Non-Ferrous Metal-Processing Works (Line for wire galvanizing), DiPOS (reinforcing steel cold-rolling mill) and Steel Constructions (steel coils coloring line).

    Also we have added information on new steel products developed by 29 plants. Information on the 72 plants included in the database earlier and their products was corrected.

    WinPlant. RED. Information on 5 new plants was included in the database. Two RUSAL assets Dmitrov Pilot Plant of Aluminium Can Sheets and Kombinat Aluminijuma Podgorica (Montenegro) as well as producer of Pb alloys Verkh-Neyvinsky Non-Ferrous Works, manufacturer of Al extruded profiles AlSib and Ukrainian producer of Ti alloys Antares are among them.

    Because of reorganization Zaporozhzhia Aluminium Industrial Complex is included in SUAL Group whereas Ufaleynickel is included in Industrial Metallurgical Holding Company. Foil Rolling Works and TSVETMETOBRABOTKA are excluded from T.B.S. Enterprises Group.

    We have added information on new products developed by 10 plants. Information on the 34 plants included in the database earlier and their products was corrected.

    WinSteel. Since the last quarter we have added in the database near 300 new steel grades. New grades according to European standards EN 10292 and EN 10209 and Ukrainian standard DSTU 3-009-2000, grades of RUUKKI steel company as well as Russian ferro-alloys are among them. The total quantity of grades in the WinSteel database is 62163 now.

    WinAlloy. Since the last quarter we have added more than 350 new grades in the database. In most they are Al-based alloys according to ASTM standards, American, Chinese and Russian Ti-based alloys as well as Russian ferro-alloys. The total quantity of grades in the WinAlloy database is 31447 now.

    23.05.2005
    New publication of Metal Bulletin - International Scrap Directory 2005 - 6th Edition


    Our partner Metal Bulletin has issued new 6th edition of 2005 of International Scrap Directory.

    The book has been thoroughly researched, to bring you a completely up-to-date guide to the world’s ever-changing recycling industry, scrap merchants, brokers and processors, works clearance and demolition companies, ship-breakers and dismantlers are being contacted right now!

    Company listings features, where available: full contact details including website and email addresses; names of key personnel; locations of offices, branches, yards, processing operations and shipping facilities; subsidiary companies; activities and materials handled.

    Price - €387 + delivery €40. You can order it here.

    17.05.2005
    New release of The Simdex Future Pipeline Projects Worldwide Guide CD-ROM.


    Our French partner Simdex Publishing has issued new update of May 2005 for The Simdex Future Pipeline Projects Worldwide Guide CD-ROM.

    In comparison with previous release information on 29 new projects is added. The most of new pipelines will be built in North America (17) and in Middle East and Asia (9). Data on all other projects are updated.

    12.05.2005
    New Metal Bulletin's World Metals and Minerals Review 2005.


    Our partner Metal Bulletin in association with British Geological Survey (BGS) and Industrial Minerals (IM) magazine has issued new publication World Metals and Minerals Review 2005.

    This new publication analyses the mining, production and consumption trends for 47 commodities world-wide and includes a market review and outlook for the future of each. If you're in any way involved in the metals/ minerals markets, this publication is a “must-read” – whether you're mining the raw materials, trading in commodities, or assessing the market.

    Price of the publication is €307 + delivery €40. You can order the Review here.

    14.04.2005
    New 2005 edition of The Simdex Steel Tube Manufacturers Worldwide Guide.


    Our French partner Simdex Publishing has issued new edition of 2005 of his product - The Simdex Steel Tube Manufacturers Worldwide Guide. There are the following overpatching in comparison with the previous edition:

  • The old name of the guide-book The Simdex Buyer's Guide is changed to The Simdex Steel Tube Manufacturers Worldwide Guide.
  • Since 2005 the publisher issues the guide-book as CD-ROM only, the printing version isn't issued.
  • The new Simdex Steel Tube Manufacturers Worldwide Guide CD-ROM works during 12 month after installation. For this period the publisher quaranties 3 data updates every 4 months. After 12 months the subscription can be prolonged at the reduced renewal price.
  • The database contains updated information on 1081 tube and pipe manufacturers of 82 countries now.


    • For more details on the guide-book and prices please visit here.

    30.03.2005
    New releases of 1st quarter of 2005 of WinSteel, WinAlloy and WinPlant.


    WinPlant. BLACK. Information on 10 new mills was included in the database. New Italian asset of Severstal Group Lucchini S.p.A. as well as new Czech asset of OMZ (Uralmash-Izhora Group) SKODA, KOVARNY, PLZEN s.r.o., CIS plants Bummash and KAMAZ-Metallurgy (forgings), Zlatoust Steelwork Manufacturing Plant and DiPOS (roll-formed profiles), Machine-building Plant "Elemash" (seamless tubes), Promet (welding tubes), A&M products (reinforcing bars), Duga (welding wire) are among them. Besides we have added 2 new managing companies TVEL Corporation and Holding company "Korolev Tube Plant" in the database.

    Because of reorganization of Romanian assets of Steel Group MECHEL names of Industrial Sirmei SA and COST S.A. plants were changed to MECHEL Campia Turzii and MECHEL Targoviste respectively as well as Karaganda Ispat Karmet Steel Works was renamed to Mittal Steel Temirtau. Pervouralski Novotrubny Tube and Pipe Corp. was included to ChTPZ Group and DV-Metal plant was included to Amurmetal company. UralMash-Special Steels was apportioned to self-depending company consisting of OMZ Special Steels, Antratsit Sectional Hothouses Works was left of EuroSteel Technology management.

    The following plants were excluded from the database: DV-Metal (included in Amurmetal company), Krasnoe Sormovo (steel manufacture was abolished) and Petrovsk-Zabaikalsky Steel Works (canceled).

    Also we have added information on equipment installed at KalugaTsvetMetObrabotka and Narofominsky Machine-Building Plant as well as data on new steel products developed by 19 plants. Information on the 88 plants included in the database earlier and their products was corrected.

    WinPlant. RED. Information on 8 new plants was included in the database. Ulba Metallurgical Plant, producers of secondary Al alloys Perm Non-Ferrous Alloys Plant and Podolsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant, manufacturers of copper wire and wire rods Rosskat and Transkat, producers of extruded Al sections SibProfile and Yugchermet, manufacturer of cast tubes KAMAZ-Metallurgy as well as managing company of Chepetsky Mechanical Plant TVEL Corporation are among them.

    Because of reorganization producer of Al foil Mikhailovsky Non-Ferrous Metals Works -"MIHALUM" was renamed to Uralskaya Folga.

    We have added information on equipment installed at KalugaTsvetMetObrabotka, Mosmetallokonstruktsiya and Narofominsky Machine-Building Plant as well as data on new products developed by 9 plants. Information on the 37 plants included in the database earlier and their products was corrected.

    WinSteel. Since the last quarter we have added to the database near 700 new steel grades. New grades according to European standard (EN), American grades according to various American steel numbering systems, Russian special gra