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Our dedicated news department gathers news and press releases from around the world to bring our community the latest developments in the stainless steel industry. Here you can find news involving the people and companies involved in the manufacturer, supply and use of corrosion resistant alloys (CRAs).
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Stainless steel water coolers

Weldcraft now offers six models of stainless steel water coolers designed to provide consistent, long-term cooling performance on TIG and MIG welding applications, as well as plasma cutting operations.

Metal bellows accumulators

BellowsTech LLC has released its metal bellows accumulators, which are used to store the energy of a liquid or gas. Bellows accumulators using edge welded bellows can be manufactured in smaller sizes with added stroke length capability.

Silicon and ferrosilicon outlook

According to Roskill, the demand for solar grade polysilicon has tripled in the silicon industry. It is expected that the amount utilized in solar photovoltaic (PV) modules will begin to rival that in the high volume silicon markets within the next few years.

Alstom wins wind farms contract in Brazil

Alstom has signed a contract worth almost EUR 200 million to build and service three wind farms in Brazil for Brasventos S.A., a company made up of J. Malucelli Energia (51%), Eletrobras Eletronorte (24.5%) and Eletrobras Furnas (24.5%). The wind farms, to be situated in Rio Grande do Norte State

Heavy Rare Earths price doubles in two weeks

After an assessment conducted by Industrial Minerals, results have shown that the price of heavy rare earth elements (REE) has more than doubled over the last two weeks. Dysprosium oxide, used in magnets, lasers and nuclear reactors, has increased from a level of USD 700-USD 740/kg, to a top level of USD 1470/kg.

AE to power project at US Navy PMRF

Advanced Energy’s new stainless steel PV Powered commercial PV inverter line has been selected to power a 787kW project at the US Navy Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) in Kekaha, Hawaii. The project was awarded to Advanced Energy (AE) by Maui Solar Energy Systems 

SOLON, UniSource bring solar to Arizona

SOLON Corporation has entered into an agreement with UniSource Energy Services (UES) that will bring a 1.22MW solar system to Kingman, Arizona. The plant will be powered by SOLON systems and modules, providing a faster, more cost-efficient method for UES

Universal Stain buys Patriot Special Metals assets

Universal Stainless & Alloy Products Inc has signed an agreement to purchase the assets of Patriot Special Metals located in North Jackson, Ohio. Patriot Special Metals features a largely completed Greenfield facility complete with a state of the art radial forge

Molybdenum use reaches new heights

According to new full-year figures from the International Molybdenum Association, the global use of molybdenum has rocketed to a new high of 474 million lbs, exceeding the peak use of 470 million lbs in 2007. China had the greatest demand for molybdenum in 2010;

TNG seeking to patent TIVANTM process

TNG has filed an International Patent Application for the new hydrometallurgical process developed for its Mount Peake Iron Vanadium Project in the Northern Territory. Using hydrometallurgy, the newly named TIVANTM process has effectively extracted