News

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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Calpine plant environmentally friendly

Calpine Corp. has been working in cooperation with The Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) to respond to comments submitted by a number of environmental and local public interest groups, including the Sierra Club and EarthJustice, regarding the company’s proposed 600MW Russell City Energy Center to be built in Hayward, California, US.

Ryerson Steel hires sales manager

Ryerson Steel has hired an inside sales manager, Joe Baysarowich, to its team at the Walden Industrial Park.

Model 7758A flame/detonation arrester

Stanford, Texas, US-based Groth Corp., a manufacturer of pressure/vacuum relief valves, deflagration and detonation flame arresters, blanket gas regulators, and other low pressure relief products, has released the Model 7758A Detonation and deflagration flame arrester factory mutual approval for NEC group C & D vapors and ATEX certification for IEC explosion groups IIB3, IIB2, IIB1 and IIA.

Stainless thermometer

Control Co. has released a new Traceable Waterproof Food Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) Thermometer.  

Roll-Kraft launches new website

Roll-Kraft, headquartered in Mentor, Ohio, US has recently launched a totally new website.

Ameron profits fall

Pasadena, California-based Ameron International Corp. has reported that fiscal second quarter profit plunged 42% due to sharply lower earnings at its steel minimill and a decline in public works spending in the western states.

FabCO Hornet welding wire

Hobart Brothers, of Troy, Ohio, US, has introduced its FabCO Hornet gas-shielded flux-cored welding wire.

USA: organic waste-to-energy biogas facility

The San Jose City Council has authorized the City Manager to negotiate and execute a Memorandum of Understanding to develop guidelines and potential lease terms for the development of an organics-to-energy biogas facility on a 40acre site near the San Jose/Santa Clara Water Pollution Control Plan.

Grinding wheels for stainless

Metabo Corp. now offers its expanded Choice Cuts line of thin cutting wheels matched to specific applications.

ThyssenKrupp increases prices

ThyssenKrupp has announced that effective with Shipments 1 July 2009, ThyssenKrupp Stainless North America companies will increase prices on all stainless steel products.