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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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New Purge Monitor for welding industry

The new InterPurge Model 772 Purge Monitor has been specifically designed for the welding industry. This unit enables welders to more accurately and economically recognize when the low oxygen levels needed to achieve good quality welds, is reached.

MarShield announces new products

MarShield is pleased to announce a new line of precision machined and milled, straight or interlocking lead bricks. These bricks are available in standard or custom sizes.

BHP to write down nickel & aluminum value

Analysts expect BHP Billiton Limited to write down the value of its Australian aluminum and nickel assets by some USD 4B in February in response to the continued strength of the Australian dollar and weak aluminum prices which have undermined hopes for a short term recovery.

Japanese scraps rises

The price in Japan for nickel alloyed stainless steel scraps (new clippings) rose to JPY 125,000 per ton, delivered to mills' yard, from JPY 120,000 per ton, the latest price quoted by the mills for December deliveries.

ArcelorMittal changes the Saint Nazaire skyline

ArcelorMittal’s latest specialist steel products have been used in a major city renovation project in Saint Nazaire, western France.

Aluzinc®, part of ArcelorMittal’s aesthetic range of flat carbon steel sheets, has been used in the city’s Météor towers, which are home to local and regional government.

Outokumpu and Outotec enter into a legal dispute

Outokumpu Oyj and Outotec Oyj have entered into a legal dispute over invention rights related to a ferrochrome production method. Outokumpu has made the invention and has filed the patent applications related to this invention regarding the production of ferrochrome nickel.

United Performance Metals green-upgrades facility

newsitemUnited Performance Metals has taken steps to run a more energy efficient facility. The company’s latest green installment includes Super Ceiling Sensors from RAB Lighting Products.

Vale’s global steel director resigns

Brazilian mining giant Vale's global steel director Aristides Corbellini has resigned from his duties as part of a downsizing process in the miner's steel production division.

With Corbellini's resignation, the global steel director's position will no longer exist.

CSN bids to acquire ThyssenKrupp’s plants

newsitemBrazilian steelmaker CSN has offered USD 3.8B to acquire ThyssenKrupp's Steel Americas division plants in Brazil and in the US.

Sinobras’ expansion for construction of hub in Par

newsitemPará-based steelmaker Sinobras' second expansion phase will to resolve a long-standing local demand with the construction of a metal-mechanic hub in the state, stated by the Head of State Industry, Commerce and Mining department (Seicom) David Leal. The Pará state government's studies for the effective implementation of Pará's metal-mechanic centre will be taken over in the next months.