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Our dedicated news department gathers news and press releases from around the world to bring our community the latest developments in the stainless steel industry. Here you can find news involving the people and companies involved in the manufacturer, supply and use of corrosion resistant alloys (CRAs).

Topics such as tubes & pipes, cladding, offshore, chemical process industry, welding & fabrication, 13Cr stainless steels, titanium, nickel alloys, pulp & paper and duplex stainless steels are covered as well as interviews with materials specialists, manufacturer and end users alike.

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EnerMech acquires Vicon and TRS

Oil and gas engineering company, EnerMech, has acquired Australian industrial sector firm Vicon Services, and UK-based pump equipment specialist Total Reclaim Systems Ltd (TRS), in deals worth a combined GBP 10M.

HFT®’s new Tube weld purge systems®

Huntingdon Fusion Techniques HFT® has reached the fifth version of its Tube and Pipe Weld Purge System designs by launching the new PurgElite® range of Tube and Pipe Weld Purging systems for diameters from 1” to 24” diameter. These systems are suitable for all industries using stainless steel tubes and pipes from highly specialised biogas and semiconductor fields, right along to other industries such as those where the required quality may be less critical. In particular, PurgElite® systems can be used where the internal surfaces may be polished to ensure minimum entrapment and low corrosion resistance.

EVRAZ Highveld, Arkein join hands

newsitemEVRAZ confirmed that EVRAZ Highveld Steel and Vanadium (EVRAZ Highveld) — EVRAZ’s South African subsidiary — and Arkein International (Arkein) have signed an agreement to establish a joint venture, Nyanza Light Metals (Nyanza).

Skyonic awards EPC contract to TTUS

Skyonic Corporation awarded a USD 117M construction contract for its Capitol SkyMine plant in San Antonio, Texas, to Toyo-Thai-USA Corporation (TTUS). Toyo-Thai Corporation (TTCL) is providing engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services to the project.

U. S. Steel appoints new GM

newsitemUnited States Steel Corporation (U.S. Steel) has promoted David E. Hathaway Jr. as the general manager – engineering projects.

ThyssenKrupp expands R&D in biochemicals

newsitemThyssenKrupp inaugurated its multi-purpose fermentation plant for the continuous production of bio-based chemicals in Leuna, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.

Bradken secures Transbay Transit Centre project

The Transbay Joint Powers Authority (TJPA) voted unanimously on a motion by Webcor/Obayashi joint venture, to select Bradken as the supplier for production of 304 steel castings made up of 75 unique geometries, worth approximately GBD 3.

O’Neal acquires Vulcanium assets

newsitemO’Neal Industries, through its subsidiary United Performance Metals, Inc. (UPM) has acquired the assets of Vulcanium Metals, a leading stock/distributor and processor of titanium for aerospace and defense, medical instruments and other industrial applications based in Northbrook, Illinois.

SMS Mevac to supply VOD facility

SMS Mevac, Germany, will be supplying an X-eed Duplex VOD facility to Fujian Fuxin Special Steel (part of Formosa Plastics Corporation), based in Zhangzhou, China to be used in the production of austenitic and ferritic stainless steels.

MagIndustries signs supervision contract

MagIndustries has signed a construction engineering supervision contract with Changsha Huaxing Construction Supervision (CHCS) to supervise engineering work related to the MagIndustries’ proposed 1.