UKRAINE: Steelwork is now being assembled on the site of a US$600m electric furnace plant which will make Interpipe self-sufficient in the production of high quality steel for railway wheel and pipe applications.
The Dneprosteel plant is being built by Danieli under a February 2007 contract.
Interpipe derived 71% of its US$358·4m revenues from export sales in 2007, selling wheels on foreign markets under the KLW brand.
WHEELSETS: Having adopted a single brand for its wheels business last year, Interpipe is emphasising its broad geographical reach. KLW Sales Director Michael Iskov spoke to Nick Kingsley about M&A activity, investment plans and concerns about product approval.
NORTH AMERICA: Knorr-Bremse announced on April 19 that it had agreed to buy Alstom’s North American conventional signalling business, with a deal that is expected to be formally concluded ‘in summer 2024’. The former General Railway Signal Co was established in 1904 through the merger of ...
NETHERLANDS: Local company Raillighting has developed a low-cost lighting assembly for illuminating walkways and other work zones which can be rapidly installed by hand. Branded Railpuck Luminaire, the lights are primarily intended to illuminate the paths and walkways used by staff to access depot buildings and ...
