Special Metals relocates to Indiana
Special Metals Corp. will relocate operations from Rockford, Illinois, to Elkhart, Indiana, generating up to 100 new jobs by 2014. The producer of high-nickel, high-performance engineering alloys will move its A-1 Wire division, which manufactures stainless steel and nickel alloy wire Staatsolie to expand refinery
Suriname's state-owned oil company, Staatsolie, signed an agreement with Saipem S.p.A for the engineering, procurement and construction of its new oil refinery at Tout Lui Faut, 20 kilometers south of Paramaribo. Petrobras acquires 50% stake in biodiesel plant
Petrobras has acquired 50% of the capital stock of BSBIOS Industria e Comercio de Biodiesel Sul Brasil S.A. through its wholly owned subsidiary Petrobras Biocombustivel S.A. Pbio. Located in Passo Fundo-RS, the company operates a biodiesel plant integrated with a vegetable oil extraction unit. Consumers Energy approved for first wind park
Consumers Energy has received approval from the Mason County Planning Commission for the company’s special land use permit application for its first wind park. The 100MW Lake Winds Energy Park will be constructed as part of Consumers Energy's plans Aker wins subsea contract in Mexico
Aker Solutions has received a contract for the design, procurement, and fabrication of the subsea containment and diverter assembly for the expanded containment system being developed by Marine Well Containment Company (MWCC). 
SENER and Torresol Energy, the company leader in Concentrated Solar Power, a joint venture between SENER and Masdar received the US CSP Today Award in the categories of Engineering Firm of the Year and Commercialized Technology Innovation of the Year category, respectively. 
Samuel, Son & Co. (Samuel), the fifth largest metal processor and distributor in North America has acquired Basic Stainless Inc., a service center operating from an 80,000sq/ft facility in Marshfield, Wisconsin; 
Carpenter Technology Corporation has acquired Oilfield Alloys Pte Ltd for USD 4.8 million. Located in Singapore, Oilfield Alloys manufactures and distributes directional drilling equipment to the Asia-Pacific region. 
Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd. (Sumitomo Metals) and Sumitomo Corporation will acquire Steel Wheel Acquisition Corporation (SWAC), the parent company of Standard Steel, Inc. (Standard Steel) located in the US. 
Harsco Corporation has been awarded two new environmental solutions contracts by JSW Steel Ltd. Valued at a combined total of over USD 135 million, the contracts take place over a 10 year period, adding to Harsco’s emerging presence in India