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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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Electrodes for welding stainless steel

Arcos Industries LLC, headquartered in Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, US,  now offers Arcos 312, new bare wire and covered stainless steel electrodes which are designed for welding stainless steels to mild steels and for welding high strength steels that are difficult to weld with ferritic electrodes.

Canada: heavy oil upgrader project

Sonic Technology Solutions Inc. has entered into a joint venture agreement with Mirex Energy Inc. to construct and operate the first PetroSonic heavy oil upgrader in Canada. Mirex is an oil production and services company operating in the Lloydminster region and will be the operating partner in the JV.

Titanium 2009 in Hawaii

International Titanium Association's (ITA's) 25th Annual Conference, a yearly event dedicated to the titanium industry, is slated for 13-16 September 2009 in Hawaii, USA.

American company supplies duplex for airport roof

The world's largest stainless steel roof is being built at the New Doha International Airport in Qatar.

Stainless rotameters

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

Stainless light for hazardous locations

US-based Larson Electronics Magnalight has introduced the HALSS-48-2L stainless steel hazardous location light.

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.