Company News

ProPower Renewable Energy Co. Ltd a China-based upgraded metallurgical grade silicon producer has recently began construction on a new UMG silicon project in the city of Shangyu in Zhejiang Province.

Siemens Energy has announced that it has secured an order from Abu Dhabi for construction of the Shuweihat II combined-cycle power plant with integrated seawater desalination facility.

Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd and Nippon Steel Corp. have announced that they have decided to integrate the arc-welded stainless steel pipe and tube businesses currently conducted by their respective group companies and a definitive agreement has been executed by and among Sumitomo Metals, Nippon Steel, Sumikin Stainless Steel Tube Co. Ltd, Nittai Corp. and Konan Co. Ltd.

Approval has been granted to RWE npower by the British energy ministry for a new 2000MW, combined-cycle gas turbine power station near Pembroke, UK.

RWE npower has set up a joint venture with Daldrup & Sohne AG (D&S), a firm specializing in planning and conducting geothermal drillings, for development and construction of geothermal power stations.

Central Wire Group’s (Perth, Ontario) President and CEO, Larry Smith has announced the promotion of Stan Merrick to Vice President of Techalloy Welding Products.

ThyssenKrupp will delay the start of stainless steel production at its USD 4.5 billion Alabama plant because of economic conditions, but the move is not expected to affect carbon steel operations, which represent the lion's share of the project.

Alliance Engineering, a subsidiary of international energy services company John Wood Group PLC, has been awarded a contract from Texas Gas Transmission LLC, a subsidiary of Boardwalk Pipeline Partners LP, to provide the engineering and design for the construction of two compressor stations.

According to the partners in Norway’s Skanled gas pipeline project the scheme has been given the go-ahead after dropping plans for a separation plant.