Tube cutter for stainless steel
OSG Power Tools of Illinois, US has announced the release of their patent pending TC-2 Cordless Tube Cutter. US market data for June 2009
The Specialty Steel Industry of North America has released statistical data on imports, US consumption, and import penetration for June 2009. Nucor acquires
Steelmaker Nucor Corp. now has acquired nearly 3900 acres in St James Parish, enough land to build its proposed USD 2 billion-plus mill. Still unknown, though, is whether the company will move forward with the mill, which would be part of a long-term strategy to supply raw materials to Nucor’s mini-steel mills across the south-central and SE US. Gulf of Mexico Isabela development
Technip has been awarded a lump sum contract by BP Exploration and Production Co. for the Isabela project in the Gulf of Mexico. AISI Design flowchart
The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) has announced the publication of a Design Flowchart. 
Aker Solutions has signed a contract with BP America Inc. to perform subsea construction activities at the operator's Atlantis and Thunder Horse fields in the Gulf of Mexico. 
WorleyParsons has been awarded a contract by United States Steel Corp. to form a Capital Projects Alliance to support four major integrated steel works and its US tube making operations. 
Labrador Iron Mines is moving steadily forward toward a 2010 start up at its direct shipping iron ore project near Schefferville, Canada. 
Wood Group Pressure Control (WGPC), part of international energy services company John Wood Group PLC, has been awarded a contract by Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) valued at USD 11.2 million to provide 125 wellheads and Christmas trees for onshore oil & gas fields in Southern Mexico.