Sassda boosts Zambian stainless entrepreneur

The ability of Sassda to boost entrepreneurial development in the African stainless steel market is clearly illustrated by the success of Zambian Inventor Arnold Nyendwa who as a result of his win at the 2018 Sassda Columbus Stainless Awards, is now poised to open his first production facility thanks to a R1.

Tenaris to acquire IPSCO Tubulars from TMK

Tenaris S.A. recently announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire from PAO TMK, a Russian company, and manufacturer of steel pipe, 100% of the shares of its wholly-owned U.

Stalatube’s stainless facility preparing for ramp-up

Stalatube’s new best-in-class production facility manufacturing stainless steel tubes in special dimensions and further processed stainless steel products is moving into the ramp-up phase.

GKN Additive merges materials & components

GKN Additive, a leader in the metal additive manufacturing (AM) market, and GKN Hoeganaes, a global leader in the production of high volume powders for powder metallurgy (PM) and specialized AM powders, announced plans to merge their expertise into GKN Additive Materials.

Outokumpu appoints Board of Directors

The Annual General Meeting decided in accordance with the proposal by the Nomination Board that the Board of Directors consists of seven (7) members.

Outotec to deliver sulfuric acid plant to Morocco

Outotec has signed a contract with the Moroccan OCP Group for the delivery of a sulfuric acid plant for fertilizer production.

Stainless Steel production 50.7MMT in 2018

The International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF) has released figures for the full year 2018 showing that stainless steel melt shop production increased by 5.

SCHMOLZ+BICKENBACH achieves annual targets

SCHMOLZ + BICKENBACH has reported a 16.5% increase in sales volume for 2018 to 2,093 kilotons, up from 1,797 kilotons in 2017.

Changbao orders PQF seamless tube plant from SMS group

Jiangsu ChangBao Precision Steel Tube Co., Ltd based in Changzhou in Jiangsu Province, China, has awarded SMS group the contract to supply a new, state-of-the-art PQF®(Premium Quality Finishing) seamless tube plant and related automation.

Broadspectrum wins new water contract in Queensland

Broadspectrum has signed a new water contract with long-term client Queensland Urban Utilities. The contract will renew and deliver upgrade works to the Bundamba Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) in Ipswich, Queensland, which has been fully operational since June 2008.