Mill Products

Milky way gazing. These 3 days flew by like a blur, and my head is spinning. Never before did we have such an impressive collection of customer case studies in one industry event. What started ago many years as “The SAP Paper... Read More »

There’s a lot written about transformation and unprecedented times. Some of the changes we experienced in the last year were common across all industries. Some advances were unique and a true breakthrough.  Much more was achieved through the... Read More »

Background As a common practice in industries where buyers and suppliers work closely to handle comparable and reoccurring orders based on long-term agreements, the self-billing process is particularly popular in the automotive industry where buyers... Read More »

If you are a pooper or if you are open to be convinced that an online event can be as engaging and exciting as an live event, I can recommend to register for the upcoming International SAP Conferences for Building Materials; Chemicals;... Read More »

The world needs to change. Even before the Paris agreement, signed in 2016, it has been clear that we cannot go on like this if we want to avoid climate change causing general, long-term trends like the rising sea levels and rising temperatures and... Read More »

I was fortunate enough to attend a recent event at vlab.org, talking about carbon friendly concrete. https://vlab.org/events/carbon-friendly-concrete/ .  Today, the production of concrete accounts for approximately 7% of annual carbon dioxide... Read More »

When Industry 4.0 2011 was announced at the Hannover Fair, many companies in the mill products industries (metals, building materials, paper, packaging, textiles) were left wondering why this was news. Many of the topics, such as data acquisition,... Read More »

  Due to the pandemic, the 2020 Steel Success strategy conference took place online. As usual, it has been an insightful gathering, with Senior Executives (ranging from manufacturers, Research & Advisory organizations, Service providers to... Read More »

Every season we offer a new wave of innovation opportunities, and often I recommend my personal shortlist of the top 10 influencing opportunities for our industry. Not this time. Like every fall, we are offering a nice bouquet of interesting... Read More »

Steve Jobs once said, “Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.” This comment rings especially true today as businesses across all industries are  putting their heads down – and together – to figure out how to survive... Read More »