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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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Anfield Nickel shuffles staff

Anfield Nickel (formerly Anfield Ventures) of Vancouver, Canada, has announced that it has appointed David Strang as its chairman.

Waiward Steel chooses SmartTCP

Waiward Steel Fabricators Ltd, of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, has selected SmartTCP to automate its structural steel welding process.

Stainless steel hand tools

Aven, a Michigan, US-based electronics and optical inspection supplier, has added stainless steel hand tools to its product line in order to help facility managers ensure sterility in critical industries such as health care, pharmaceutical production, life sciences research, food and beverage processing, semiconductors, chemicals, aerospace, avionics and nuclear energy.

New Roll-Kraft website

Roll-Kraft, from Mentor, Ohio, US, has launched a new website, www.roll-kraft.com, that features an instant request-for-quote button and Dr Resolve, who writes a prescription for solutions to problems with tube and pipe and roll forming applications.

Canadian anti-dumping review

On 22 April 2009, Canadian International Trade Tribunal initiated an expiry review of its findings made on 7 January 2005 concerning the dumping of certain carbon steel fasteners.

Vale considers restarting operation

Vale has begun preparing for a partial restart of its Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, nickel operation using management and non-union workers.

Sandvik focuses on education

Sandvik Coromant has recently worked with Haas Automation Inc. during two separate events to promote education in the manufacturing field.

Mexico: Sulfuric acid co-generation plant

Stingray Copper Inc. has awarded a contract to Aker Chemetics, a division of Aker Solutions Canada Inc., for the full basic engineering of a co-generating plant producing both sulfuric acid and electricity.

Canadian Royalties rejects takeover offer

Canadian Royalties Inc. has rejected the unsolicited takeover offer from a joint venture led by China-based Jilin Jien Nickel Industry Co., saying the offer did not recognize the strategic value of its Nunavik nickel project.

Stainless steel front face inductive sensors

US-based TURCK has announced its complete line of 2 and 3-wire DC ArmorGuard+ stainless steel front face inductive sensors.