Coflexip Stena affiliate expands in France
Coflexip Stena Offshore has announced that Genesis, one of its UK affiliates, is expanding to Paris, France.
Sandvik boosts capacity for compressor valve steel
Investment in new heat treatment facilities and finishing line equipment at its manufacturing plant in Sandviken, Sweden has enabled Sandvik Steel to increase production capacity and output of carbon and stainless steel strip for use, particularly, in the automotive industry.
Rolls-Royce: Brazilian contracts
Rolls-Royce has announced contracts for helicopter engines and an industrial gas turbine in Brazil.
Supermartensitics conference: call for papers
The Belgian Welding Institute has announced the first call for papers for the second Supermartensitic Stainless Steels Conference 2002, which will take place on 3-4 October 2002 in Brussels, Belgium.
Brazilian pulp mill expansion
Kvaerner has secured a USD 50 million engineering, procurement and construction contract from Ripasa in Brazil.
Nuovinox Rebar to be used in Scottish tunnel repai
Stelax Industries Ltd and Stainless UK Ltd have shipped approximately 140 tons of Nuovinox 520 Hi-Strength reinforcing bars for repairs to the Nant Power Station tunnel for Scottish & Southern Energy PLC, one of the largest energy companies in Scotland.
Weld seam tracking system
Meta Vision Systems has introduced the Laser Probe 2000, an automatic weld seam tracking tool.
Jim Redmond’s steps down as TMR president
Jim Redmond has announced he will partially retire from TMR Stainless (Pennsylvania, USA). Ralph Davison has become the President of TMR.
Portable pressure calibration standard
Condec (Wisconsin, USA) has introduced the UPC5100 pressure calibration standard. Designed for quick, convenient and accurate performance, the UPC5100 takes portability to a new level.
Cleco and Mirant to develop new power plants
Cleco Corp. and Mirant Corp. have announced an agreement to pursue joint development of power projects that could add more than 2000mw of generation capacity across the southern USA.