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.

Lakeside Steel and union take part in court battle

The Federal Court is hearing requests by a company and a union that want to intervene in the Canadian government's court battle with US Steel over the layoff of hundreds of workers this year.

Synalloy acquires Ram-Fab

Synalloy Corp., a producer of specialty chemicals, stainless steel pipe, vessels and process equipment, has announced the acquisition of the business of Ram-Fab Inc., a private company located in Crossett, Arkansas, US.

Waiward Steel chooses SmartTCP

Waiward Steel Fabricators Ltd, of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, has selected SmartTCP to automate its structural steel welding process.

Vale considers restarting operation

Vale has begun preparing for a partial restart of its Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, nickel operation using management and non-union workers.

Waukesha Tool & Stamping acquires

Waukesha Tool & Stamping, of Sussex, Wisconsin, US, has acquired Parkview Metal Products, of Lake Zurich, Illinois.

Stainless steel salmon sculptures

Allstar Inc., a construction company based in Richland, will be securing 12 stainless steel Chinook salmon to a median strip in Kennewick, Washington, USA.

Morris Technologies uses DMLS technology

Cincinnati,Ohio, US-based Morris Technologies Inc. can now fabricate titanium alloy parts using direct metal laser sintering (DMLS) technology.

Vale halts nickel mine output

Vale SA has stopped output at its Thompson nickel mine and processing plant on 1 August 2009 for scheduled maintenance, bringing its entire Canadian nickel operations to a halt.

ThyssenKrupp USA CEO Mr Soulliere to retire

ThyssenKrupp USA has reported that Mr Bob Soulliere, president and CEO of ThyssenKrupp Steel USA and one of the people who announced the company would build in Alabama, announced on 7 August 2009 that he will retire on 30 September 2009. Mr Christoph Lackinger will replace Mr Soulliere.

TVA nuclear plans

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), which had earlier said it was considering the construction of up to four reactors at its Bellefonte site in Alabama, US, is now looking into building just one unit at the site.