Outokumpu completes quarto plate investment
Outokumpu held a customer event in Degerfors, Sweden, to mark the finalisation of the EUR 100M investment project at the quarto plate mill. The investment and associated improvements are expected to contribute to cost efficiencies across the production process and further strengthen Outokumpu’s position as the leading stainless steel plate producer.
Tenaris extends NKKTUBES JV agreement term
Tenaris successfully completed the renegotiation of its joint venture agreement with JFE Steel Corporation for the governance and operation of NKKTUBES. NKKTUBES is a leading Japanese seamless steel pipe manufacturer that produces a wide range of carbon, alloy and stainless steel pipes for the domestic and export markets.
NLMK DanSteel supports wind turbine R&D programme
NLMK DanSteel, part of NLMK Europe Plate and Denmark’s only manufacturer of plates, has joined the European research and development programme aimed at improving the construction of foundations for offshore wind turbines in order to reduce their weight and cost, as well as raise the investment appeal of wind generation.
Vallourec line pipe solutions for TEN project
Vallourec will supply premium line pipes and welding services for the TEN ultra-deepwater oil and gas project, operated by Tullow Oil in Ghana, and executed by a consortium of Subsea 7 and Technip. REIDsteel shortlisted for British Expertise Awards
Components developed by REIDsteel for the Rural Access Programme (RAP) in Nepal funded by the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) have been shortlisted for three major awards from British Expertise in recognition of the programme’s wide-reaching and sustainable impact on the lives of some of the world’s poorest people.
Oil & Gas UK welcomes Culzean project progress
Oil & Gas UK, a representative organisation for the UK offshore oil and gas industry, welcomed the progress at Maersk Oil North Sea UK’s Culzean project. Test rig for experimental fusion reactor
ThyssenKrupp Schulte is helping drive forward a significant scientific project: the construction of the world’s biggest experimental nuclear fusion reactor ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor).
Chandan Steel as new major sponsor of SSW 2015
Stainless Steel World is delighted to welcome Chandan Steel as a new major sponsor of the Stainless Steel World Conference & Exhibition 2015!Chandan Steel is one of the leading stainless steel producers and exporters in India.
Outokumpu delivers 4,000tns to Husab mine
Outokumpu delivers about 4,000tns of LDX 2404 duplex stainless steel for the Husab uranium mine project in Namibia, Africa. Kingsbury plans German manufacturing plant
Following the opening of the Kingsbury sales office in Göttingen, Germany, in 2012, officials at the company have announced plans to expand into manufacturing. According to managing director, Dr Morched Medhioub, "The decision to move into manufacturing Kingsbury bearings, made in the first quarter of 2013, was the natural outgrowth from the initial success of our European headquarters that serves Germany, Austria and Switzerland.