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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).
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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USA: horizontal well at shale oil project

American Petro-Hunter Inc. has announced that the company is finalizing plans to drill a horizontal oil well on the North Oklahoma Project leases located in Payne County, Oklahoma.

Huntingdon improves their Argweld Quick Purge Syst

Huntingdon Fusion Techniques have incorporated a new argon purging valve arrangement to their Argweld Quick Purge Systems.

Extended floats for stainless switches

SOR is now offering extended floats for their 1500 Series level switches. These float extensions are available in a variety of lengths and materials that depend on the application, conditions and specs that the customer demands.

Ryerson opens service center in Mexico

Ryerson Inc., a distributor and processor of metals in North America, has opened a new service center in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.

ITA mourns loss of Edward Sobota Sr

With great sadness, the ITA Board of Directors has announced the death of Mr Edward F Sobota Sr during a flight training session in Pennsylvania, USA on Saturday morning, 7 August 2010.

Robotic MIG gun from Tragaskiss

Tregaskiss has launched the Tough Gun robotic water-cooled MIG gun, which is capable of withstanding the harsh environments common to high-amperage welding applications.

Sandmeyer Steel adds SSC INVAR 36 to inventory

Sandmeyer Steel Co. has added SSC INVAR 36 (UNS K93603, W. Nr. 1.3912) to its line of stainless steel and nickel alloy plate and plate products.

Siemens and Samsung enter agreement

Siemens Energy and Samsung C&T Corp. have signed an agreement for the supply of wind turbines with a total capacity of up to 600MW.

ITW Strapbinder launches website

ITW Strapbinder, a manufacturer of stainless steel strapping and buckles, sign brackets, preformed hose clamps, and application tools for a variety of industrial applications, has announced the launch of their new website.

Severstal Columbus welcomes campus partners

Severstal Columbus LLC has officially welcomed two new downstream campus partners to its Lowndes County facility.