Mechel appoints deputy CEO
Mechel has appointed Alexey Ivanushkin its first deputy CEO. Ivanushkin will be in charge of Mechel’s strategic development issues, optimising the company’s structure and disposal of non-core assets.
Kvaerner, KBR partner for Johan Sverdrup contract
Kvaerner and KBR would be establishing a joint venture to bid on offshore platform topsides contracts for the Johan Sverdrup field development offshore Norway. The alliance combines Kvaerner's expertise and resources as a turnkey contractor for offshore platforms with KBR's competence as an international offshore oil and gas contractor.
Heat-dissipating cutter blades from ESCO
A line of pipe bevelling tools featuring cutter blades that incorporate a radical chip breaker to draw heat away from the surface and do not need cutting oils is available from ESCO Tool of Holliston, Massachusetts. Barrett Steel launches website for Strip & Alloys
Barrett Steel has launched a new website for its Strip & Alloys (BSA) business to promote the range of specialist materials, including stainless steel, duplex, titanium and nickel alloy in sheet and strip for the gasket manufacturing industry worldwide. RHT Capital appointed as sponsor for Heatec
RHT Capital has been appointed as the Continuing Sponsor for Heatec Jietong Holdings with effect from 8 August 2014. Heatec provides piping services and heat exchanger specialists in Singapore servicing the global Marine & Oil & Gas Industries.
Tata Steel ramps up Teesside Service Centre
Tata Steel is ramping up activity at its UK structural steel distribution site at Redcar, Teesside, following completion of a second phase of development.
Teesside Service Centre, next to the company’s Teesside Beam Mill, is the only steel sections processing facility in the UK backed up by an adjacent production capability.
Yokogawa control systems at Kamojang power station
Yokogawa Electric Corporation will be supplying the control system for unit 5 of the Kamojang geothermal power station in Indonesia. The order for this project was received through Tokyo Denki Sangyo Co.
New coating for metal processing equipment
Abakan, an advanced coatings and metal formulations specialist, completed initial field-testing of its proprietary nanocomposite liquid metal corrosion-resistant coating, PComP™ M, on full-sized production equipment with a leading steel producer.
Alstom wind tower factory in Brazil turns 1
Exactly one year ago, Alstom inaugurated its first wind tower factory in Latin America, located in the city of Canoas. The unit received about EUR 9.85M in investments and has a production capacity of 120 steel towers a year, which is equivalent to 350MW of power production.
SMDI appoints new head of Automotive Programs
The Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI), a business unit of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), announced that Dr Jody N.