Vales Clydach Refinery boosts nickel production
Vale SA will raise output at its Clydach nickel refinery in Wales to full capacity by 7 May 2010, taking semi-processed metal from a Canadian facility that has been hit by a labour strike. Earth Metals applies for MMTA membership
The Minor Metals Trade Association (MMTA) has announced that Earth Metals LLC of the US has applied to join their membership. LLOG Exploration changes management structure
LLOG Exploration Co. LLC, of Covington, Louisiana, US, has made several new hires, appointments, and promotions. B&W supplies Scrubbers to power plant
McDermott International Inc. has announced that one of its subsidiaries, Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group Inc. (B&W), has signed a contract worth approximately USD 90 million to design, engineer, procure and construct wet flue gas desulfurization (FGD) systems, commonly called scrubbers, for two 825MW units at Detroit Edison Co.'s Monroe Power Plant in Monroe, Michigan, US. Weldindustry forms strategic partnership in US
To meet the growing demand for its software in the US, Weldindustry has now entered in an agreement with Mr Shuchi 'SK' Khurana. 
Apella Resources Inc. has announced that crews and equipment have arrived on site to initiate Phase 3 of diamond drilling on the Iron-T Vanadium-Iron-Titanium Project in Quebec, Canada. 
A Pembroke court has fined Sandvik Canada Inc. USD 115,000 for a violation of the Ontario Occupational Health & Safety Act after a worker severely injured his hand at the company's Arnprior plant. 
Hypertherm has made several changes to its European management organization. Peter Vickers, formerly Hypertherm’s Regional Director for Europe, joined the Hypertherm, Inc. management team as VP of International. 
The new Beyond line of turning products from Kennametal now includes two new geometries in round inserts for improved productivity in turning steel, stainless steels, cast irons, and high-temperature alloys - RU (Roughing Universal) and UP (Universal Positive). 
A recent addition to the Roll-Kraft blog is an article on methods to use to identify and avoid the problems related to roll failure.