Projects

This section provides the latest news updates on a variety of world-wide tenders, projects, expansions contracts and acquisitions for stainless steel and related products.

Argex receives conditional approval for TSX

Argex Titanium Inc. has received conditional approval to graduate to the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) from the TSX Venture Exchange. "In less than four years, Argex has advanced from a capital pool company to an emerging producer of titanium dioxide and the company has garnered significant attention from the industry world-wide,” said President and Chief Executive Officer of Argex, Roy Bonnell.

ExxonMobil reaches milestones

newsitemExxonMobil’s Point Thomson project successfully completed a number of infrastructure milestones during the summer as part of an ongoing commitment to Alaska’s energy future. “ExxonMobil is strongly committed to hiring Alaskans and, with its contractors, employed more than 1,100 Alaskans during the 2013 winter work season,” said senior project manager at Point Thomson, Gina Dickerson.

ABB wins substation order

ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth around $30 million from Furnas Centrais Elétricas S.A. to construct a new indoor transmission substation in downtown Rio de Janeiro to power the renowned Maracanã soccer stadium and the adjacent neighborhood.

Technip and Sasol form alliance for GTL facilities

Technip and Sasol, the owner of the world’s leading gas-to-liquids (GTL) technology, have established an alliance for front-end engineering services for future Sasol GTL projects. Furthermore, it also allows for Technip’s participation during the execution stage of future GTL projects.

Outokumpu to supply austenitic 4565 stainless steel

Outokumpu will supply austenitic 4565 stainless steel grade and quarto plates to a power plant in Boxberg, Saxony, Germany. The plant is being constructed by Babcock Noell and its subcontractor Heinz Gothe.

Technip to lay world’s deepest gas pipeline

Technip has been awarded an important engineering, procurement and installation contract by Shell Offshore for the development of subsea infrastructure for the Stones field. This field is located in the Walker Ridge area in the U.

Bechtel completes photovoltaic solar power project

Bechtel has completed construction of the Catalina Solar Photovoltaic Generating Facility. The company designed the 110-megawatt alternating-current solar plant located in Southern California’s Kern County.

HMS Group to deliver compressor station

HMS Group, the leading pump and compressor manufacturer as well as a provider of flow control solutions and related services to the oil and gas, nuclear and thermal power generation and water utilities sectors in Russia and the CIS, has signed a contract for delivery and installation of a compressor unit worth US$29 million.

Siemens to supply 116 wind turbines in the U.S.

Siemens Energy has been awarded a major order from Portland General Electric Company, a fully integrated public utility in Oregon, for 116 units of its SWT-2.3-108 wind turbines. Each turbine has a 2.

Trelleborg wins its largest offshore order

Trelleborg, through its business area Trelleborg Offshore & Construction, has been awarded a contract to supply drill riser buoyancy modules (DRBMs) to a major drilling company. The order is the largest to-date for the offshore operation of Trelleborg.