Stainless and titanium weld purging
Quality Weld Purging is essential when welding metals such as stainless steel, zirconium, nickel alloys and titanium.
Nickel prices are the highest in 2.5 years
Industrial metal prices have been on the rise with nickel hitting its highest peak in two and a half years as a weaker dollar made metals cheaper for holders of other currencies.
Sandvik invests in metal powder plant
Sandvik will invest about 200 million SEK in a new plant for manufacturing titanium and nickel fine metal powders within the business area Sandvik Materials Technology.
Techni-Cast foundry invests in co-generation system
Techni-Cast, a foundry offering alloying and casting services, has taken the next steps in making its infrastructure more efficient by cutting down on their energy bills by generating power onsite with a natural gas fuelled, co-generation system.
Merger to strengthen two family-run scrap businesses
Kramer Metals, Inc. has merged its non-ferrous operations with G. Harris International to form the new company Spectrum Alloys LLC.
Nickel reaches 2.5 year high
Last week, nickel broke through key technical levels to reach its highest point since 2015 as a sharply weaker dollar helped push dollar-denominated industrial metals higher by making them cheaper for users of other currencies.
Nickel Institutes new Market Development Director
Richard Matheson has been promoted to Director, Market Development of the Nickel Institute with immediate effect. Richard succeeds Nigel Ward who retired from the Nickel Institute on December 31, 2017.
Horizonte Minerals acquires nickel-cobalt project
Horizonte Minerals Plc, a nickel development company focused in Brazil, has reached an agreement with Vale S.A to acquire 100% of the advanced Vermello nickel-cobalt project located in Brazil.
ATI-Allegheny Ludlum wins contract
The speciality metals company, ATI-Allegheny Ludlum, has been awarded a USD $30 million contract to supply a high-nickel alloy that will be used to repair a foreign pipeline break.
NiTi tire developed for Mars rover
NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio has announced that its engineers have developed an airless compliant tire that will be used by the Mars rover.