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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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Sandvik Coromant supports SkillsUSA Championships

Sandvik Coromant has donated time, support and resources to the 2009 SkillsUSA Championships.

Jien Canada extends offer

Jilin Jien Nickel Industry and Canadian Goldbrook Ventures Inc. have extended their offer to acquire Canadian Royalties Inc. by a month to 15 October 2009.

Intecsea appoints

Intecsea has announced the appointment of Bill Westcott to the position of Director, Business Development - Americas. Mr Westcott will be based in Houston and report to Uri Nooteboom, Senior VP for the Americas Region operations and to Jim Osborn as Senior VP for global Intecsea business development.

AISI wins web award

The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), the major trade association that speaks on behalf of the North American steel industry, received a Standard of Excellence WebAward in the annual Web Marketing Association competition in the ‘Associations’ category for its Web site, Steelworks.

Submerged arc welding system additions

Lincoln Electric has announced the release of the new Power Wave AC/DC 1000 SD and MAXsa drives and controllers.

Titanium Corp. receives project funding

Titanium Corp. Inc.'s "Creating Value from Waste" project has been selected to receive up to USD 4.9 million in financing from Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC).

LS A286 stainless steel super alloy

US-based Latrobe Specialty Steel has reintroduced the aerospace Grade LS-A286 to the enthusiastic aircraft fastener and turbine engine supply chains for this vacuum remelted stainless steel super alloy.

World’s deepest oil and gas well

Transocean Ltd has announced that its ultra-deepwater semi-submersible rig, Deepwater Horizon, has drilled the deepest oil and gas well ever while working for BP and its co-owners on the Tiber well in the US Gulf of Mexico.

Stainless vertical turbine pumps

The Pump Shop, of West Chester, Pennsylvania, US, had introduced the new Surface mount Vertical Turbine (SMVT) pump from ITT Goulds.

Nickel-bearing electrode

Select-Arc Inc. has introduced a low alloy, gas-shielded, metal cored, nickel-bearing electrode designed to produce fewer slag islands.