GENERAL NEWS
Don’ t miss Industrial Spring in Poland
Industrial Spring 2026 will be held at Kielce in Poland from 24-27 March 2026.
“ Industrial Spring is not just an exhibition— it is a giant factory operating live for a few days. The exhibition halls will be transformed into a space full of energy and movement. There you will see welding, cutting, bending, laser processing and robots in action. This experience lets visitors compare technologies and make decisions based on real-world demonstrations,” said the show organiser, Targi Kielce.
Industrial Spring 2025 featured over 600 exhibitors from 30 countries, nearly 1,000 machines working live and nine exhibition halls filled with the latest technologies. Industrial Spring’ s success also depends upon specialised events developed to respond to the needs of specific sectors: the STOM-BLECH & CUTTING; STOM-TOOL; STOM-LASER; STOM-ROBOTICS; STOM-FIX; KIELCE FLUID-POWER; EXPO-SURFACE; WELDING; 3D PRINTING DAYS; CONTROL- STOM; TEiA and WIRTOPROCESY trade shows. Each event enables industry specialists to focus on the latest technologies and solutions dedicated to their field.
“ The strength of Industrial Spring lies not just in numbers but, above all, in people as the event is exclusive to professionals. The show brings together engineers, production directors, purchasing managers and business owners who come to Kielce in search of specific solutions and business partners. This audience makes the exhibition stand meetings specific [ and targeted ] and translates into real industrial implementations,” added the show organiser.
Industrial Spring also features meetings, seminars and a range of accompanying events. A gala ceremony is held on the first day of the show, where products and services showcased at the exhibition earn awards and accolades. ISMR is an international media partner at STOM-TOOL.
The Industrial Spring trade show in 2025 broke new records when it concluded in Poland, attracting visits by 23,500 professionals to nine exhibition halls. n
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Clean steel produced with green hydrogen
Gestamp, the multinational that specialises in the design, development and manufacture of engineered metal components for the automotive industry, and primary metals producer, Hydnum Steel, have signed an agreement to use clean steel produced with renewable energy and green hydrogen for the manufacturing of automotive components. This collaboration, they said,“ marks a significant step forward in the decarbonisation of the mobility sector.”
The agreement was signed by Javier Imaz, Chief Purchasing Officer( CPO) of Gestamp, and Gilles Mirol, Chief Marketing Officer of Hydnum Steel.
Under the terms of the partnership, Gestamp— through its specialised metal recycling subsidiary, Gescrap— will supply high-quality steel scrap from stamping processes to Hydnum Steel, which will then use renewable energy and green hydrogen to produce ultra-low, CO₂-emission steel.
The agreement also includes technical collaboration to develop steel grades that meet the automotive industry’ s demanding standards in terms of chemical composition, mechanical properties, thickness and finish.
Javier Imaz, CPO, Gestamp, and Gilles Mirol, CMO, Hydnum Steel.
Gestamp will have priority access to these lowemission steels to produce advanced metal components, further supporting the transition to sustainable mobility.
“ This collaboration will help to advance circularity, a key pillar for decarbonising the automotive supply chain and for achieving, in the long term, the Net Zero Car,” said both companies.
The initiative aligns with Gestamp’ s decarbonisation strategy, which emphasizes the use of more sustainable raw materials, material recycling and partnerships with strategic allies to drive cleaner and more efficient mobility. Recycling production scrap— especially steel and aluminium, which account for more than 70 % of Gestamp’ s total emissions due to its carbon-intensive production processes— is particularly critical.
“ Our circularity model ensures the availability of high-quality scrap to produce ultra-low-emission steels, enabling full traceability of the material lifecycle through collection, sorting and reintegration into the production chain,” added Gestamp.
“ The extensive use of scrap metal as a raw material is central to applying circular economy principles to our production model. Our Puertollano plant will be the first of its kind on the Iberian Peninsula, operating with an electric arc furnace powered exclusively by renewable energy. The substitution of natural gas with green hydrogen will reduce emissions by 98 %, compared to a traditional steel mill. The plant will also feature a closed-loop water treatment and reuse system, achieving zero discharge,” concluded Hydnum Steel. n
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