Company News

In October 2015, the construction work for an anaerobic digestion plant from German manufacturer WELTEC BIOPOWER started in South Korea.

Santiago Church in Jerez has been suffering major structural problems in the past few years. After several different operations throughout its history, the Diocese of Asidonia-Jerez had asked the architects Emilio Yanes and Alejandro Cobo, both very well experienced in the Restoration and Conservation of the Architectural Heritage, for the constructive solution for this building, which was executed by the company Fonsan. Stainless steel reinforced bars were used by the architects in order to deal with the regeneration, tightened and tension of the walls and established several operations using the same.

Outokumpu has completed the transaction regarding “fischer Mexicana S.A. DE C.V.” that was announced on September 30, 2015.

Fine Tubes and Superior Tube Company had promoted their oil and gas tubing range at the recent OTC Brasil, one of the world’s foremost events for the development of offshore resources in the fields of drilling, exploration and production.

The successful operation of Metal Ravne, a member of the SIJ Group, is based on constant investment in development, technology and production. In recent months the company saw the completion of two important investments in the Steel Division, namely the modernization of the 45-tonne ultra-high power electric arc furnace (EOP/UHP – ultra high power) and the new 45-tonne vacuum ladle furnace (LD VD/VOD – ladle furnace and vacuum degassing/vacuum oxygen decarburization).

TUBACEX Group, Spanish manufacturer of stainless steel and high-alloyed seamless tubes, and the European Investment Bank, EIB, have signed a loan agreement for EUR 65M to promote the company's R&D&I activities. It is the first loan received by TUBACEX from the EIB and represents important support to the Group's commitment to the development of tubular solutions that provide an added value for customers.

Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation has established a new company, Nippon Steel & Sumikin Cold Heading Wire (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.

CENTRAVIS, global supplier of high-quality seamless stainless tubes & pipes, has received conditional approval from Southern Company for supply of stainless tubing for pressure part fabrication.

Norsk Titanium AS has declared that the company has achieved Technology Readiness Level Eight (TRL 8) by concluding a test plan coordinated through the Federal Aviation Administration.

North American Stainless (NAS), U.S. subsidiary of Acerinox, S.A. has been awarded the contract to supply stainless steel reinforcement bars for the new Champlain Bridge that will span the St.