Company News

In this section you can find updates from suppliers, manufacturers, fabricators and stockists of stainless steel material. This company news section is updated regularly with the latest company news from within the global stainless steel world community. If you wish to include your newsrelease on our website Stainless Steel World Americas and email newsletter, please feel free to contact us.

Olympic Steel employee wins humanitarian award

Olympic Steel Inc. has announced that Ms Eva Miranda was the 2010 recipient of the Chairman's Humanitarian Award.

Turck Q-pak sensors with WeldGuard

Turck has announced that the company's BIM-UNR, BIM-UNT and Q-pak sensors are now equipped with WeldGuard protection, making them resistant to weld slag and spatter often present in MIG and TIG welding environments.

Rio Tinto to develop US nickel mine

Rio Tinto will spend USD 469 million developing the Kennecott Eagle nickel and copper mine in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, with construction starting this summer. The mine should begin producing minerals by late 2013.

ThyssenKrupp begins steel production at Alabama co

July will mark the start-up of steel production at ThyssenKrupp's 3500-acre site near Mobile, Alabama.

AK Steel wins award

AK Steel has received two “Awards for Steel Excellence” from American Metal Market (AMM), a metal industry publication.

New Chairman of the Board of Directors

Universal Stainless & Alloy Products Inc. has announced that Mr Dennis M Oates, the company's president & CEO since 2008, has assumed the additional post of Chairman of the Board of Directors.

Penn Stainless now offers duplex items

Penn Stainless Products, through its new Specialty Pipe and Tube Division, now offers nonstandard welded tubular items in Stainless, Duplex, Nickel, 6-Moly and Chrome Moly materials, in both light gauge and heavy wall thicknesses.

Hard Creek appoints Johnson as Director

Mark Jarvis, CEO of Hard Creek Nickel Corp. has announced that Mr Gary Johnson has joined the Board as a Director of the company.

Stainless Steel Direct launches website

Stainless Steel Direct, located in Tillsonburg, Ontario, Canada, will be launching a new website in Fall 2010.

Metals USA to raise money

Metal processor Metals USA Holdings Corp. wants to raise about USD 200 million in an initial public offering.