News

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).
Topics such as tubes & pipes, cladding, offshore, chemical process industry, welding & fabrication, 13Cr stainless steels, titanium, nickel alloys, pulp & paper and duplex stainless steels are covered as well as interviews with materials specialists, manufacturer and end users alike.
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Pedrick Tool & Machine Co. introduces website

Pedrick Machine & Tool Co. in Riverton, New Jersey has introduced its new website, www.pedrick.com. The new site details the differences between their tube bending and pipe bending machines. It includes a selection guide to find the right machine for

USA: coking plant

On 25 August 2010, AK Steel held a bricklaying event for a new SunCoke Energy Inc. plant in Middletown, Ohio, US. The event marked the initial construction phase of SunCoke’s USD 360 million plant located adjacent to AK Steel’s Middletown

Brite Gard cleans stainless steel

Component Hardware Group (CHG), a designer, manufacturer and distributor of plumbing and hardware products, has introduced its latest innovation – Brite Gard stainless steel cleaner/protectant. The 100 percent biodegradable and aerosol free

Stainless dispensing system for cleanroom use

Nordson ASYMTEK has introduced its S-920N-C stainless steel dispensing system that is third-party certified for Class 100 cleanroom use. It is specifically designed for applications that are extremely sensitive to contamination by submicron-sized particles,

Direct Metals becomes certified

Direct Metals Co. LLC has become an ISO 9001:2008 Certified organization at both locations in Kennesaw, GA and Park City, Illinois. Their ISO conformance extends to their warehousing, sales, fabrication and distribution of all Direct Metals Industrial

New CFO for Evraz Inc. NA

Evraz Inc. NA has named Ms Glenda Minor as CFO. Ms Minor replaces Mr Robin Gantt, who left the company in January to pursue other opportunities. Ms Minor joins Evraz from the global automotive supplier Visteon Corp., where she was VP of

Canada: Wood Buffalo pipeline

Enbridge Inc. has entered into an agreement with Suncor Energy to construct a new, 95km, 30in diameter crude oil pipeline (the Wood Buffalo Pipeline), connecting the Enbridge Athabasca Terminal, which is adjacent to Suncor's oil sands plant, to the

AK Steel names VP

AK Steel has named Gary T Barlow VP, Sales and Customer Service, effective 1 September 2010.  Mr Barlow succeeds Douglas W Gant, who is retiring after 30 years of service to the company. Gary Barlow joined AK Steel in May of 2010 from

ThyssenKrupp ramps up production

ThyssenKrupp, Germany's biggest steelmaker, is ramping up production at its USD 12 billion plants in Brazil and the US, underpinning its ambitious growth strategy in Europe and the NAFTA region. The first line of production at the EUR 5.2 billion Brazil plant

AISI appoints

The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), an organizational member and accredited standards developer of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), has announced that Peter A Pagano will be joining the organization's policy team on 13 September as VP, environment.