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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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AK Steel wins wildlife award

AK Steel’s Coshocton, Ohio Works has received “Wildlife at Work” certification from the Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC), a nonprofit organization dedicated to restoring and enhancing wildlife habitat.

New iron ore company

Altius Minerals Corp. has entered into an agreement with a private company with respect to its Kamistiatusset iron ore project in western Labrador of Canada.

Canada: natural gas-fired CCPP

TransCanada Corp. has awarded Aker Solutions a notice to proceed with the construction of a 900MW natural gas-fired combined-cycle power plant (CCPP) in Oakville, Ontario, Canada.

New bases in Canada for BJ Services

BJ Services Co. has opened two new operations bases in Canada. The new bases are dedicated to delivering process and pipeline services to customers throughout Canada.

Saudi Aramco awards refinery work to US firm

Saudi Aramco is close to awarding a contract for US-based GE to supply it with long lead equipment for its planned 400,000bpd export refinery at Yanbu on Saudi Arabia’s west coast.

USA: natural gas pipeline

Willbros Group Inc. has been awarded the construction contract for spreads three and four of the Fayetteville Express Pipeline (FEP).

Forging press rebuild

Alcoa has announced that funding has been approved for the complete repair and refurbishment of its 50,000tn forging press at the company’s Cleveland Works.

SSW America 2010 call for papers

The Stainless Steel World America 2010 Conference & Expo steering committee is currently encouraging corrosion professionals from a variety of industries to start sending in paper proposals.

Endurance metal cored electrode

Select-Arc Inc. now offers a specially manufactured carbon steel, composite metal cored electrode that delivers feedability and arc starting capability, and low residual slag.

Fenix nickel project update

Canadian base-metals-miner HudBay Minerals has announced that they expect to make a final decision on whether to proceed with the Fenix nickel project, in Guatemala, around the middle of next year.