Siemens to supply auto-tech to sugar refinery
Siemens has received a contract to equip a sugar refinery, operating in North America, with electrical and control technology. Currently under construction in Gramercy, Louisiana, the plant will be owned and operated by Louisiana Sugar Refining (LSR), a joint venture between Sugar Growers and Refiners Electralloy to increase prices
Electralloy will increase their prices on stainless grades and specialty and nickel alloy mill products. Mill products include the forms of all remelted products, in addition to billet, master alloy, and specialty nickel bar. The cost of selected air melted and all remelted stainless grades
RathGibson appoints Will Wolf as CFO
RathGibson, global manufacturer of welded, welded and drawn, and seamless stainless steel, nickel, and titanium tubing, has appointed Will Wolf as their new CFO. He brings a strong financial background to the table, supported by experience that also includes a blend of General Management
Encana to join Kitimat LNG project
Encana Corp. will acquire a 30% interest in the planned Kitimat liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal and the associated natural gas pipeline located on the west coast of central British Columbia. The Kitimat LNG export development is being built to open significant new market opportunities in the Asia-Pacific region for abundant supplies of Canadian natural gas. LE acquires Severstal-Metiz Welding Consumables
Severstal’s metalware segment, Severstal-Metiz, has completed the sale of Severstal-Metiz Welding Consumables, a manufacturer of welding consumables in Russia, to Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (Lincoln Electric). As part of the sale, Lincoln Electric has acquired manufacturing operations
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. will demonstrate the newest additions to its line of Thermo Scientific Niton handheld XRF analyzers at ISRI 2011 from 6-8 April 2011, at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Ideally suited for scrap metal grading and sorting, Thermo Scientific Niton analyzers offer low detection limits 
ArcelorMittal, Vale and Xstrata are among six bidders short-listed to develop Mongolia's Tavan Tolgoi mine. 
A.D.Tubi Inossidabili SpA will expand into North America, Mexico, and the South and Central American markets in partnership with Kipp International Steel Sales. 
Valero Energy Corp. will acquire Chevron's Pembroke refinery in Wales, U.K., in addition to extensive marketing and logistics assets throughout the U.K. and Ireland. 
Vale has started nickel production from the Onca Puma nickel project in the State of Para.