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Xstrata restructures mines

Xstrata Nickel plans to restructure its Sudbury, Ontario, Canada operations in response to ongoing challenging market conditions.

USA: enrichment facility expansion

Parsons has been awarded a two-year contract by Louisiana Energy Services  to provide engineering, construction management, and construction services for the expansion phase of the National Enrichment Facility in Eunice, New Mexico.

Compact wire welders

Lincoln Electric has released four new Power MIG 140 and 180 models, which deliver a compact welding solution.

Stainless flare end brush

US-based Anderson Products has released the new Controlled Flare End Brush (CFE) specially designed to remove heavy weld spatter, flash and scale in hard-to-reach areas such as right angles and corners.

Positive results for Continental

Canadian-based Continental Nickel Ltd predicts that its new nickel mine in Tanzania will start to export its output by 2014.

Universal hires Beible

Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc. has announced that William W Beible Jr has joined the company in the newly-created position of Senior Vice President of Operations.

Metalshield MC-706 and MC-6

Lincoln Electric has added the new Metalshield MC-706 and Metalshield MC-6 consumables to its line of metal-cored wires.

Vale limiting production

Vale is limiting nickel production at its Voisey's Bay mine in Eastern Canada to an average of 55,000 metric tonnes over the next four years.

Mid-south control line

RathGibson, a manufacturer of welded, welded and drawn, and seamless stainless steel, nickel, and titanium tubing, has completed the integration of Mid-South Control Line as a division of RathGibson.

Comanche Peak development

Luminant and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd (MHI) have established a joint venture to further the development of Comanche Peak Units 3 & 4 using MHI's US-Advanced Pressurized Water Reactor (US-APWR).