Company News

In this section you can find updates from suppliers, manufacturers, fabricators and stockists of stainless steel material. This company news section is updated regularly with the latest company news from within the global stainless steel world community. If you wish to include your news release on our website and email newsletter, please feel free to contact the editor.

Rio Tinto to implement driverless trucks

newsitemRio Tinto will put driverless trucks into a production iron ore mine in Western Australia's Pilbara region, following a five truck trial in its West Angelas mine. The company will deploy ten automated Komatsu haul trucks to the Junction South East pit of its Yandicoogina mine.

Delta, JP Morgan may partner in refinery deal

  Delta Air Lines may partner with JP Morgan to help run the ConocoPhillips' idled 185,000 barrel per day Trainer, Pa., refinery, if the carrier decides to purchase the plant.

Hamilton Metals Opens New Facility

  Hamilton Metals, one of the largest stocking distributors of Corrosion Resistant Alloys (CRA) for the exploration and production industry, has opened a new stocking facility in Edmonton, Alberta.

Foster Wheeler signs deal with Dow

Foster Wheeler announced that it’s Global Engineering and Construction Group has signed a Strategic Umbrella Agreement with The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) for the provision of project management, consulting, engineering, procurement, construction management, and construction services.

T.D. Williamson appoints Sr.VP and COO

newsitemT.D. Williamson (TDW), supplier of pipeline equipment and services, announced that Bruce Thames has been promoted to the position of Sr.

FMC Technologies signs subsea support contract

newsitemFMC Technologies, Inc. has signed an agreement with Statoil for the manufacture and supply of subsea production equipment to support the Fram H-Nord development.

Alfa Laval wins order in Brazil

newsitemAlfa Laval has won a plate heat exchanger order from a big oil company in Brazil. The order value is approximately SEK 130 million and delivery is scheduled for 2012.

Dominican LNG Project Goes to Foster Wheeler

newsitemFoster Wheeler AG announced that a subsidiary of its Global Engineering and Construction Group has been awarded a basic design and front-end engineering design contract by Complejo GNL del Este, a Consortium formed by Dominican and Colombian companies that participate in the energy sector of these countries, for a new LNG receiving terminal and jetty to be built in San Pedro de Marcorís in the Dominican Republic.

Bacher new VP for DPI with Statoil

Lars Christian Bacher has been appointed executive vice president for Development and Production International (DPI) in Statoil and will take up his new position as of 1 September 2012.

Ohio lands gas plant

Chesapeake Energy will work with partners to build a USD 900 million natural-gas processing plant in Columbiana County. The Oklahoma City-based company announced the plan, saying it will work on the project with M3 Midstream and EV Energy Partners.