Stahlinstitut VDEh https://vdeh.de/en/information/news/ – 20.05.2026

During a visit by the management of the VDEh Steel Institute to the SMS group on March 12, 2026, in Mönchengladbach, a cooperation agreement in the field of standardization was signed.

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We are pleased to introduce our new colleague, Haroon Christopher Sam, today! Haroon Sam will be responsible for the European Steel Registry, which is part of the VDEh Standardization Division led by Dr. Ingo Steller

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Sendai/Tokyo. The “4th ISIJ-VDEh-Jernkontoret Symposium on Metallurgy” took place in Sendai and Tokyo from April 13–17, 2026. The VDEh Steel Institute participated in the symposium with a delegation of 14 attendees. The three steel associations from Germany, Japan, and Sweden meet every three years for a metallurgical exchange. This year’s host was the ISIJ Iron and Steel Institute of Japan.

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A VDE guidance document of immense significance for both future and existing electric arc furnace operators: Transmission system operators are accommodating the needs of electric steel mills regarding the originally very restrictive grid connection rules. This was achieved thanks to an initiative by the Steel Institute VDEh. A major success for the concerted joint efforts of the VDEh community.

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STAHL-EISEN Prüfblatt (SEP) 1240: "Test and documentation guidelines for the experimental determination of mechanical properties of thin steel sheets for CAE calculation. 2nd edition, January 2026“ and STAHL-EISEN Prüfblatt (SEP) 1237: ”Testing and documentation guidelines for the experimental determination of failure characteristics for crash and forming simulation. 1st edition, January 2026" have been published and can be obtained as usual from the Matplus Shop or from DIN Media.

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On August 7, 2025, Dr.-Ing. Dirk Springorum, managing board member of VDEh from 1982 to 1997, passed away at the age of 92. With his death, the steel industry has lost a passionate promoter of science and association work for steel as a material. With his commitment, professional excellence, and foresight, Dirk Springorum had a decisive influence on the work of the VDEh for decades.

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On 5/6 December 2024, the VDEh Steel Institute held its annual “Materials Testing Conference” in Krefeld. A good 120 heads from universities and industry took part in this industry get-together for materials testers. The more than 50 presentations were rounded off by the Galileo Award ceremony for Dr. Christoph Schweizer from the Fraunhofer Institute IWM, a science slam and a discussion forum. This program was accompanied by a sponsors' and trade exhibition.

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At the invitation of the VDEh, the international continuous casting community met in Essen from October 7 - 11, 2024 for the 11th European Continuous Casting Conference. More than 350 participants came to the Philharmonie Essen for presentations and to discuss the latest developments in continuous casting, which began its journey to becoming the dominant casting process in the steel industry a good 50 years ago. Following the successful European Electric Steel-making Conference in June 2024, the VDEh is thus continuing the success story of its metallurgy conferences.

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The Steel Institute VDEh is very happy and proud to have organised a successful and inspiring 13th European Electric Steelmaking Conference EEC

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The minutes of the 204th General Meeting of the VDEh Steel Institute on September 13, 2023 in Hattingen are available for viewing or downloading in the internal member area under the menu item "Member information".