USA: nuclear plants in Texas
Toshiba Corp.'s US subsidiary has agreed to build the two new 1400MW nuclear plants for the South Texas Project, a nuclear power facility being expanded by NRG Energy Inc. and CPS Energy. MBMI ships nickel to Asia
Canada-based MBMI Resources Inc. has signed four contracts to ship a total of 125,000 metric tons of nickel ore to certain Asian buyers. Lefon Orbital saw
Lefon, with an office in Houston, Texas, has released a new Orbital pipe/tube cutting machine (orbital saw) suitable for cutting stainless steel pipe. Yemen: oil exploration
Yemen plans to invite European and American oil majors including Exxon Mobil, Royal Dutch Shell, Chevron and Total for direct negotiations to explore its oil blocks. Welder with stainless roof
The Lincoln Electric Co. has enhanced its Vantage 500 engine-driven welder with a new model in a compact case. 
Willbros Group Inc.’s upstream and downstream segments have been awarded new projects, valued at USD 181 million. 
Sandmeyer Steel Co., a manufacturer of duplex stainless steel plate products, has recently added a new bandsaw to its fully-integrated Bandsaw Cutting Center. 
US-based Innovative Pressure Technologies (IPT) has introduced High Pressure Needle Valves. 
United States Steel Corp. has announced that effective immediately Mr Douglas R Matthews is VP tubular operations and president of the company's US Steel Tubular Products Inc. subsidiary. 
Universal Stainless & Alloy Products Inc. has announced that it will invest USD 13 million in its Bridgeville, Pennsylvania melt shop over the next 15 months.