Super duplex added to inventory
Rolled Alloys has added ZERON 100 super duplex stainless steel to their North American inventory. ZERON 100 is a 25% chromium, 7% Nickel, and 3.5% Molybdenum super duplex stainless steel with W and Cu additions. Rolled Alloys will carry a full product line, including plate, sheet, bar, pipe, fittings and welding products. White Mountain completes plant test
White Mountain Titanium Corp. has successfully completed a detailed Stage 2 pilot plant test work program culminating in one 60hr continuous test run. Tronox cancels asset auction
US Titanium dioxide manufacturer Tronox has withdrawn from an asset auction and announced that it has agreed to a reorganisation plan to lift it out of bankruptcy. Tucuma nickel project launched in Brazil
Horizonte Minerals, the mining group working in Brazil and Peru, is expanding its exploration portfolio with plans to start drilling next year on the Tucuma nickel project in the prospective Carajas mineral district in northern Brazil. Canadian province open to nuclear power
Alberta, Canada's energy minister has stated that the province is open for business for nuclear power plants. 
The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) has reported that the US steel industry has reduced its energy intensity per ton of steel shipped by approximately 31% comparing 2008 to 1990. 
The Steel Construction Institute has launched a new Online Information Centre for Stainless Steel in Construction. 
Statoil has appointed Lars Christian Bacher as president of its Canadian operations. 
Lincoln Electric has introduced its 2010 equipment catalogue and an online fast-flip eBook version that is accessible on the Lincoln website. 
Sumitomo Electric Carbide, headquartered in Mount Prospect, Illinois, US, has introduced the solid carbide GS Drill Series, with an advanced carbide substrate and wear resistant DEX coating for increased feed rates and running speed.