Nickel

Thermal Arc® has launched the Fabricator® 252i “3-in-1” MIG-Stick-TIG welding system. With an output range of 5- to 300-amps (250 amps at 40% duty cycle) and weighing in at 66 lbs.

ArcelorMittal has announced the appointment, effective as of November 1st, of Steve Wood as Vice President and Head of Iron Ore Operations for the Americas region. Steve will be based in Montreal, Canada and reports to Kleber Silva, Vice President Head of Iron Ore and Member of the ArcelorMittal Management Committee.

G.O. Carlson Inc. has announced the opening of a European sales office to support its two operating companies, Electralloy and G.O. Carlson Plate. The office will be located in the United Kingdom in Hitchin, Hertfordshire.

The “History of Stainless Steel” by Hal Cobb made such a strong impression on the China Stainless Steel Council (CSSC) that they have decided it would be ideal to distribute in Chinese as part of the centenary celebrations of stainless steel in 2012.

Victory Nickel has received approval from its board of directors to begin the financing process for a new mine development that could potentially be larger than HudBay's project in Snow Lake. In September, the Toronto-based company received a key environmental licence for the Minago sulphide nickel mine, located approximately 90km north of Grand Rapids.

First Point Minerals Corporation has announced that Cliffs Natural Resources Exploration Canada Inc, an affiliate of Cliffs Natural Resources Inc, has expanded the 2011 drilling program at the Decar nickel project in British Columbia.

Cashel Meagher has been appointed to the advisory board of North American Nickel Inc. Meagher brings eight years of experience at Inco's mining division in Sudbury to the board, giving him a unique understanding of the people, projects and possible opportunities

A consortium of four companies has landed a USD 600 million contract at the Vale nickel processing plant in Long Harbour. The two year contract is to assemble, hook up and commission the plant's equipment and modules. Construction of the USD 2.8 billion

RathGibson, global manufacturer of welded, welded and drawn, and seamless stainless steel, nickel, and titanium tubing, has appointed Will Wolf as their new CFO. He brings a strong financial background to the table, supported by experience that also includes a blend of General Management

Vale has started nickel production from the Onca Puma nickel project in the State of Para.