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US mills lift CR steel sheet price again

American steel mills like Severstal North America, US Steel, ArcelorMittal, and Nucor Corp. have announced that they will lift the price for cold rolled sheet again. The major US steel mills have decided to lift the price for cold rolled sheet by USD 40

USA: LNG pipeline

Clatsop County Hearings Officer Peter Livingston has granted conditional approval to the consolidated land-use application from Oregon Pipeline LLC for a natural gas pipeline serving its proposed Skipanon Peninsula LNG terminal. The application seeks

Stainless sculpture of steel worker

Natrona, Pennsylvania's history is forever linked to industry, and that is the focus of a new park, and a new sculpture being planned there. Although Penn Salt evolved into a chemical conglomerate, it eventually became overshadowed in Natrona by the steel

Sojitz raises molybdenum output

Sojitz Corp. said that its molybdenum mining JV in Canada will raise its annual output capacity 60% to 7300tns in 2011 to prepare for future growth in demand. The company will be expanding and upgrading equipment at the Endako mine in the

Stainless steel cable glands

Automation Systems Interconnect Inc. has announced the introduction of stainless steel cable glands available in type 303 and type 316L stainless steel with PG or Metric threading. Both types carry an ingress protection of IP68 and NEMA 6P. Used with

Stainless steel pumps from ITT

ITT has enhanced its Goulds Pumps line of stainless steel, vertical multi-stage pumps with the introduction of new e-SV models. Featuring a hydraulic design and efficient motor, the pumps are suited for a variety of commercial and industrial applications.

Big iron ore deposit discovery

Brazil Mato Grosso state government has registered a major mineral deposit discovery with an estimated 11.5 billion tonnes of iron ore of a 41% Fe grade. According to the report, if confirmed it would be bigger than the country's massive Carajas iron ore

SiC abrasive papers for stainless steel

Buehler Ltd, of Illinois, US, has released CarbiMet 2 silicon carbide (SiC) abrasive papers.

Solaris Industries opens tube plant

To meet the needs of a growing customer base in the US, Solaris Industries, an international manufacturer of steel tubing, officially opened its plant at Kings Mountain in North Carolina. It plans to hire about 40 to 50 employees over the next two years.

Universal Stainless names Chief Technology Officer

Universal Stainless & Alloy Products Inc. has announced that Arthur C Reardon Ph.D. has been named to the newly-created position of Chief Technology Officer effective 31 August 2010. The new position was created to strengthen the company's technical