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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Stainless rotameters

Aalborg Instruments, headquartered in Orangeburg, New York, US, has introduced the NEW Model xV Multi-Gas Glass Tube Flow Meters.

AK Steel contributes to clean up

AK Steel Corp. is one of 36 companies that have agreed to clean up the Breslube Penn Superfund Site in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, a site the US Environmental Protection Agency says includes hazardous contaminants that could impact public health and the environment.

Duplex tanks from Cobra

US-based company Cobra Tanks, specializing in field-constructed welded stainless steel tanks for a variety of industries such as potable water, wastewater and chemical storage, has announced a new coil construction which adds strength to the design of their tanks.

Sherritt closes deal

Canadian-based Sherritt International is about to close a financing deal for the Ambatovy nickel project in Madagascar.

Metal and alloys marketplace

Officials of IndustrialMRO have announced the debut of its new metal and alloys marketplace for local and national companies looking to buy and sell various steel alloys, metal scrap, aluminum, stainless steel sheets, iron castings, ingots, steel tubing, brass components and other metal products.

Acerinox raises North American prices

Spain's Acerinox has raised cold roll and hot roll flat steel prices for its North American Stainless (NAS) unit by 5 to 6%.

USA: K2 field expansion project

Technip has been awarded a contract for the K2 field expansion project, operated by Anadarko Petroleum Corp. in the Gulf of Mexico.

Stainless insert orifices

The Lee Co. has introduced new, miniature, calibrated IMH Insert Orifices for both liquids and gases. Available in 2.5 and 5.5mm diameters, these new cartridge-style orifices are the smallest, self-retained flow restrictors available, and are designed to provide more accuracy than an ordinary drilled hole.

Explosion proof pressure sensor

American Sensor Technologies Inc. (AST) offers the AST46HA, a media isolated explosion proof sensor with digital compensation and single seal approval.

Duplex prep tool

Esco, headquartered in Portland, Oregon, US, has released the Prepzilla Millhog I.D. Clamping End Prep Tool, which can produce end preps on all wall thicknesses at any angle, without cutting oils, and is suitable for hard-to-machine materials such as Super Duplex and P91.