New stainless steel facility
Taiwan-based Formosa Plastics Group (FPG) plans to add a 720,000mt stainless steel production line to its facilities at Zhangzhou in Fujian Province in China. Added to its existing production line built in 2007, the output will exceed that of the largest
North Sea gas field found
France-based GDF Suez announced that it discovered a large gas field in the Dutch North Sea on 2 September. The gas discovery was made at a depth of 5450m in an area approximately 100km north of Den Helder. The field produced 1.2 million cum of
TÜV Nederland certifies XSPlatforms
XSPlatforms was certified by TÜV Nederland, part of the TÜV NORD Group in July 2010. XSPlatforms was previously certified to the NEN-EN-ISO 9001/2000 standard, which has been replaced by the NEN-EN-ISO 9001/2008 standard. The
South African mill faces labor strike
Spain-based Acerinox SA’s stainless steel mill in Africa is facing a strike over pay after two South African labor unions rejected the company’s latest wage offer. Workers at Columbus Stainless Pty Ltd, based in South Africa’s Mpumalanga province, are set to
Assmang appoints Sumitomo
Assmang Ltd, which is one of major mining companies in South Africa and which has Ore & Metal Co. Ltd, a subsidiary of Assore Ltd, as their worldwide agent for sales, which in turn has now appointed Sumitomo Corp. as the agent for sales of manganese