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Roll-Kraft has appointed Matt LaVelle to the position of Procurement Manager. LaVelle comes to Roll-Kraft from Materion Corporation where he was responsible for purchasing materials for three manufacturing facilities.

Danieli Centro Maskin has commissioned a new HGS300 slab-grinding unit at its STS1 Plant. Equipped with a 250-kW motor on the main unit, the new grinder works on 140- to 220-mm thick stainless steel slabs, up to 1.65 m wide and 10.5m long, to ensure an output of approximately 200,000 tpy in full skin-grinding mode at an average removal depth of 2 mm per slab face.

Aker Solutions has secured a five-year contract extension from ExxonMobil Canada Properties for the provision of engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services for the Hebron platform, offshore Newfoundland.

Vallourec has announced the extension of its contracts to supply products and services to Petrobras. Since 2018, Vallourec has been supplying Petrobras with OCTG products, including seamless steel tubes, premium connections and accessories, as well as associated services such as offshore inspection, repair, and supervision, amongst others, which are supported by its Vallourec.smart digital offer.

Nippon Steel Corporation has received the Derwent Top 100 Global Innovator 2020 Award for the eighth consecutive year. The award recognises innovative companies and institutions by analysis of the trend in intellectual property and patents, based on the patent data owned by Clarivate Analytics.

Baker Hughes and Snam have successfully completed testing of the world’s first hybrid hydrogen turbine designed for a gas network.

Inspectioneering, LLC, a niche media company serving Inspection, Maintenance, and Engineering professionals in the energy and process industries, has announced the launch of Inspectioneering Talent Solutions, a specialized recruiting and staffing firm offering workforce solutions to help companies find and secure the top Mechanical Integrity and Reliability talent needed to successfully operate their business.

Ambica Steels Ltd recently invested in a state of the art, fully automatic ultrasonic testing line from Bluestar Engineering & Electronics.

Acerinox and BBVA have made history by signing the first sustainable operation in the steel industry in Spain. It involves an EUR 80M bilateral loan with a maturity of 5 years to partially finance the purchase of VDM Metals.

Vallourec announced the appointment of Claire Langelier as Group General Counsel. She is part of the Executive Committee and Secretary of the Supervisory Board.