US stainless coalition seeks import relief
US producers of seamless stainless steel hollow products are expressing concern over imports of stainless tubular products and plan to confer with the Bush Administration officials regarding the situation.
Semiconductor expansion in S Malaysia
Philips group of companies in Malaysia will invest some USD 200 million in the next four years to expand its semiconductor plant in Seremban, Southern Malaysia.
Egypt and Jordan sign pipeline deal
Egypt and Jordan have signed a deal to export Egyptian natural gas through a pipeline to Jordan as part of a 30-year agreement starting in 2003, Jordanian and Egyptian officials have said.
New line and mill for Acciai Speciali Terni
Acciai Speciali Terni SpA (AST), an Italian subsidiary of Krupp Thyssen Stainless with facilities in Terni and Turin, has brought a new bright annealing line and a new cold rolling mill on stream, increasing its bright annealed cold strip capacity by 80,000 metric tons per year.
Cold-rolled production put on ice
Cold Metal Products, Inc., an intermediate producer of strip steel, has announced it will discontinue full manufacturing of cold-rolled stainless steel effective immediately.