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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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Ferritic stainless steel electrode

US-based Select-Arc Inc. has introduced a metal cored, ferritic stainless steel electrode that is designed for welding on thin sheet metal materials.

Mr Terence Bowles receives award

Mr Terence Bowles, President & CEO of Iron Ore Co. of Canada, has been named one of the Top 50 CEO's in Atlantic Canada by the Atlantic Business Magazine.

Essar Steel to open plant in North America

Essar Steel is planning to invest INR 1000crore to set up steel processing units in India, the Middle East and North America.

Hardide Coatings secures order from FMC

Hardide Coatings has secured its first order from Houston, Texas, US-based FMC Technologies following approval of its proprietary tungsten carbide-based metal coating.

EcoTowerSort for stainless steel

Eriez, headquartered in Erie, Pennsylvania, has combined magnetic separation and metal sorting technology with the introduction of the EcoTowerSort.

Stainless steel tape position sensor

Illinois, US-based ASM Sensors Inc. has expanded its line of absolute linear position sensors with the new POSITAPE WB17KT series of stainless steel tape sensors with measurement ranges of 137, 255 and 393in.

Indian steel company opens US plant

During the week starting 27 April 2009, India-based Welspun-Gujarat Stahl Rohren Ltd opened a USD 150 million plant in the US to make steel pipe.

Plantex Cool Top flap discs

US-based CS Unitec Inc. has released Plantex Cool Top flap discs composed of a high-tech compound specifically developed for grinding stainless steel.

Stainless tubing cutter

A new Ridgid Model 65S Stainless Steel Quick-Acting tubing cutter for making quicker cuts to stainless steel and other metallic tubes such as steel, zinc, copper and aluminum, has been recently added to the Ridgid stainless steel product line.

Linear position sensors for power plants

Macro Sensors, headquartered in New Jersey, USA, has designed a high temperature and mild radiation resistant series of linear position sensors for use in the position measurement of nuclear steam and gas turbine control valves within power generation plants. Constructed of stainless steel, the HSTAR 750 Series Hermetically Sealed Position Sensors can withstand 400 degree temperature spikes and exposure to radiation at 3x107 Rads for 40 years.