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.

Alstom wins wind farms contract in Brazil

Alstom has signed a contract worth almost EUR 200 million to build and service three wind farms in Brazil for Brasventos S.A., a company made up of J. Malucelli Energia (51%), Eletrobras Eletronorte (24.5%) and Eletrobras Furnas (24.5%). The wind farms, to be situated in Rio Grande do Norte State

SOLON, UniSource bring solar to Arizona

SOLON Corporation has entered into an agreement with UniSource Energy Services (UES) that will bring a 1.22MW solar system to Kingman, Arizona. The plant will be powered by SOLON systems and modules, providing a faster, more cost-efficient method for UES

Universal Stain buys Patriot Special Metals assets

Universal Stainless & Alloy Products Inc has signed an agreement to purchase the assets of Patriot Special Metals located in North Jackson, Ohio. Patriot Special Metals features a largely completed Greenfield facility complete with a state of the art radial forge

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NSSC to introduce rare metal recovery equipment

NSSC will introduce equipment at the Hikari Works to make possible the retrieval of rare metals, like chrome and nickel from ‘dust’ during the melting process and from ‘sludge’ and ‘scale’ during further processing.

DNV appoints two new Chairman’s

Leif-Arne Langøy has been appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of Det Norske Veritas (DNV). Walter Qvam has been elected as the new Chairman of the DNV Council. A member and Vice Chairman of DNV’s Board since 2010,

Siemens wins AOD converter supply order

Siemens VAI Metals Technologies has won an order from Viraj Profiles Limited to supply an argon oxygen decarburization converter for its plant in Tarapur, Maharashtra. The new converter will allow the company to increase the stainless steel output required for its rolling mills.

SEC, Showa Shell sign MoU for solar plant

Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) and Showa Shell Sekiyu have signed a memorandum of understanding for the development of a 500kW solar power plant using Solar Frontier's CIS technology.

Outokumpu sells part of ownership in Talvivaara

Solidium Oy, has purchased all of Outokumpu’s shares in Talvivaara Mining Company Plc. The company has sold 10,522,366 shares to Solidium Oy which amounts to 4.3% of total shares in Talvivaara Mining Company Plc.

Matcor appoints Sheldon to head Engineering

MATCOR, Inc. has appointed Chris Sheldon as the new Director of Engineering. Sheldon brings more than 25 years of engineering experience in the electric and gas utility sector to the company and will report directly to President & CEO, Jeff Stello.