Tag: stainless

Bristol Metals awarded major nuclear pipe contract

Synalloy Corporation announced that its Bristol Metals, LLC (BRISMET) subsidiary has been awarded a project contract by Bechtel. The project is for essential service water buried pipe replacement and is nuclear safety related.

Duplex water heater tank unveiled

Outokumpu has introduced duplex stainless steel for domestic water heaters in China, producing the first-ever duplex water heater tank with a local fabricator. Domestic water heaters offer vast market potential for stainless steel in China.
In April 2012, a prototype hot water storage tank for domestic water heaters was successfully fabricated in China from Outokumpu’s thin duplex stainless steel sheet of grade 2304 (EN 1.4362) under the supervision of and with assistance from Outokumpu technical specialists.

THE BARRETT GROUP LAUNCHES STAINLESS COMPANY

newsitemThe Barrett Steel Group, UK, has launched a dedicated stainless steel company operating under the name Barrett Stainless.

Can stainless steels be used for domestic water?

Well-known metallurgist Ko Buijs looks at the facts.

POSCO now No. 2 stainless maker globally

POSCO is now the world’s No. 2 stainless steel producer, after expanding the capacity of its Chinese stainless steel JV. The company also intends to list the JV in Hong Kong or Shanghai after 2013. Zhangjiagang Pohang Stainless Steel (ZPSS) has completed construction on additional facilities

Cold mill order for SMS Siemag

Bahru Stainless is building a new cold rolling complex in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. SMS Siemag, Germany, is supplying a 20-roll cold mill of type MB 22B-52 for the complex. The supply scope includes the design, manufacture, erection and commissioning of the mechanical equipment

Tenglong invests in new stainless project

Tenglong Stainless Steel Wire Group will invest in a new high value-added stainless wire rod project. This new project is expected to be put into production in early 2012. The company’s annual sales of stainless wire rod have reached 150,000mt.

McJunkin Red Man to acquire SPF

McJunkin Red Man Corporation (MRC) has signed an agreement to acquire Stainless Pipe and Fittings Australia Pty Ltd (SPF). This brings MRC one step closer to realizing the company’s strategic vision to be the world’s leading pipe, valve and fitting (PVF) distribution company for the energy and industrial markets.

Electralloy to increase prices

Electralloy will increase their prices on stainless grades and specialty and nickel alloy mill products. Mill products include the forms of all remelted products, in addition to billet, master alloy, and specialty nickel bar. The cost of selected air melted and all remelted stainless grades

Baosteel to build stainless base at Luoyuan Bay

The government of Fujian in China has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Baosteel to construct a new stainless steel production base called Baosteel Desheng Stainless Steel Co., Ltd in Luoyuan Bay. The project will be executed in collaboration with private sector enterprise Desheng Nickel Co. Ltd.