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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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Aven participates in expositions

Michigan-headquartered Aven, Inc. and its SharpVue division will participate this fall in three expositions.

ThyssenKrupp reduces capacity

ThyssenKrupp AG has reduced planned capacity at a unit of its Alabama, US stainless project by more than two-thirds to help curb costs.

Stainless cylinders

US-based AutomationDirect has extended its Nitra pneumatic product line to include a series of stainless steel, round body, non-repairable cylinders.

Roll-Kraft re-certified

Roll-Kraft, a supplier of tooling and equipment for the tube & pipe and roll forming industry, has participated in the latest audit by the International Organization for Standardization and has successfully been re-certified as “ISO 9001:2000 With Design.” Roll-Kraft has been certified to the ISO standards since 1997.

Lakeside Steel and union take part in court battle

The Federal Court is hearing requests by a company and a union that want to intervene in the Canadian government's court battle with US Steel over the layoff of hundreds of workers this year.

Synalloy acquires Ram-Fab

Synalloy Corp., a producer of specialty chemicals, stainless steel pipe, vessels and process equipment, has announced the acquisition of the business of Ram-Fab Inc., a private company located in Crossett, Arkansas, US.

Pietsch wins ITA award

Gus Pietsch, the director of mechanical specialty design and part owner of Hydroscience Technologies, of Texas, US, is the recipient of the International Titanium Association’s (ITA) 2009 Titanium Applications Development Award, in recognition of his achievements for designing and utilizing titanium in subsea components for the geophysical seismic industry.

USA: subsea contract for the ozona project

Technip has been awarded a lump sum contract by Marathon Oil Co. for the Ozona field development in the Gulf of Mexico.

Huntsman acquires assets from Tronox

Huntsman Corp. has signed a "stalking horse" asset and equity purchase agreement pursuant to which its wholly-owned subsidiary Huntsman Pigments LLC has agreed to acquire the following assets of Tronox Inc. and its subsidiaries under Section 363 of Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code

Babcock Power acquires

On 1 September 2009, Babcock Power Inc. (BPI) announced that its subsidiary, Babcock Power Services Inc., acquired all assets of Welding Technologies Inc. located in Gainesville, Georgia.