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Stainless Steel World 2001 ends

With Michael Renner’s closing speech the Stainless Steel World 2001 Conference came to an end.

Kvaerner agrees Yukos sales

Kvaerner and Yukos Oil have announced that they have agreed final terms for the sale of activities known as “Kvaerner Hydrocarbonsâ€? and “Kvaerner Process Technologyâ€? to Yukos Oil of Russia.

Seversky receives ladle furnace

Seversky Tube Works, Polevskoy, Russia, has placed an order with SMS Demag AG, Germany, for the construction of a secondary metallurgy twin-ladle furnace in the Sverdlovsk region.

Alstom to build combined-cycle plant in Moscow

Alstom has won a 225mw electricity power plant order worth around EUR 160 million.

Kocks to supply 3-roll RSB to China

Friedrich Kocks GmbH & Co, (Hilden, Germany) in co-operation with DanieliSPA (Buttrio, Italy) will supply its first three-roll Reducing & Sizing Block (RSB) to China.

Wuhan upgrades annealing facilities

As part of a modernisation programme at Wuhan Steel Processing Co. Ltd, China, all HNX bell annealers, dating back to the 1970s, will be replaced by facilities using the newest HICON/H2® technology supplied by Ebner-Industrieofenbau, Austria.

New CEO for Schoeller subsidiary

Günther Riezky, MD of Schoeller-Bleckmann Edelstahlrohr Deutschland GmbH, will retire at the end of 2001. His place will be taken by Jürgen Brinkmann, currently sales manager of the German subsidiary.

Dynegy and Enron merge

Dynegy Inc. and Enron Corp. have announced the execution of a definitive agreement for a merger of the two companies.

Swagelok tube benders

Two Bench Top Tube Benders introduced by Swagelok deliver consistent bends from 1º to 180º for such tubing materials as carbon steel, stainless steel, copper and aluminium, in sizes up to 1 inch (30mm) OD, greatly reducing installation time and effort.

Eisenlegierungen acquires new MD

Heinz Phillips has resigned as managing director of Eisenlegierungen Handelgesellschaft mbH.