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Specialty Alloy and Foundry
The latest technological news related to specialty alloys and foundries.
Latest News
New Mill to Expand Carpenter Technology's Soft Magnetics Capabilities
27 March 2018 - Carpenter Technology Corp. has announced plans to build a US$100 million hot strip mill at its Reading, Pa., USA, plant, expanding its capability to produce soft magnetic alloys.
ArcelorMittal to Furnish Cryogenic Plate for U.S. Petrochemical Plant
20 February 2018 - ArcelorMittal has won an order for 770 metric tons worth of specialty steel plates from Royal Dutch Shell, the steelmaker said on Monday.
ATI Joint Venture Initiates Sheet Production
25 January 2018 - Stainless and specialty alloys manufacturer Allegheny Technologies Inc. (ATI) has made some early production runs of stainless sheet produced through its joint venture with China’s Tsingshan Group.
Allegheny Technologies Bags Big Order for Pipeline Repair
08 December 2017 - Stainless and specialty alloy producer Allegheny Technologies Inc. has landed a US$30 million order related to a pipeline repair project, the company has announced.
Allegheny Technologies Establishes Stainless Sheet Joint Venture
02 November 2017 - U.S.-based Allegheny Technologies Inc. (ATI) is forming a joint venture with the world’s largest stainless producer to make and distribute 60-inch stainless sheet in North America.
A Foundry Prepares to Plunge Into the Abyss
27 October 2017 - A Finnish steel foundry has been contracted to help build a submersible that will take Chinese researchers to the deepest point on Earth.
The Gears Turn, and TimkenSteel Unveils a New Line of Steel
24 October 2017 - TimkenSteel has introduced a new line of special bar quality steels that combine strength and toughness.
Cast Components Manufacturer Plans U.S. Facility
04 August 2017 - Kimura Foundry America is setting up a 35,200 square foot facility in Shelbyville, Ind., giving the castings maker its first U.S. manufacturing presence.
U.K. Steelmaker Fires Up Revamped EAF
31 July 2017 - U.K.-based Sheffield Forgemasters International has completed a US$2.6 million overhaul of its electric arc furnace, the company has announced.
Danieli Wins Order for Wide Plate Mill
28 July 2017 - India’s Mishra Dhatu Nigam Ltd. has awarded a contract to Danieli for a wide plate mill.
AK Steel Sets Maintenance and Project Outages at Mansfield, Middletown Facilities
26 July 2017 - AK Steel said it is investing US$26 million in the third quarter in upgrades to its Mansfield and Middletown Works in Ohio.
Allegheny Technologies Signs Supply Agreement for Specialty Aerospace Materials
26 July 2017 - Aircraft engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney has signed a long-term purchase agreement with Allegheny Technologies Inc. (ATI) for isothermal forgings and nickel-based powder alloys, materials for its next-generation jet engines.
This Is Heavy News: Mechel Casts a 50-Metric-Ton Ingot
20 July 2017 - Mechel PAO’s Chelyabinsk works in Russia has cast its first 50-metric-ton ingot, officially marking its entry into the oversized special steel market.
AK Steel Acquiring Stamped Components Manufacturer
03 July 2017 - AK Steel is setting its sights downstream, announcing Monday that it is acquiring a Canadian tooling and stamped components manufacturer for US$360 million in cash.
Universal Stainless Says No to Merger Offer
29 June 2017 - Universal Stainless & Alloy Products Inc. has rejected an unsolicited merger offer from Synalloy Corp., saying that the proposed deal held no merit, the company said on Thursday.
Special Steel Manufacturer Puts New Extrusion Press into Service
31 May 2017 - Less than 24 months after signing a contract for a new tube extrusion press, Korean special steel maker SeAH Changwon Integrated Special Steel has commissioned the equipment, the equipment supplier on the project has announced.
Stainless Manufacturer Sees Capacity Boost Through Converter Project
30 May 2017 - Slovenian Steel Group’s Acroni facility has started up an EUR30 million argon-oxygen converter and de-dusting system, the equipment supplier on the project has announced.
India Now Is World's Second-Biggest Producer of Stainless Steel
22 May 2017 - Global stainless steel production rose 10.2% in 2016 to a record 45.8 million metric tons, according to data released by the International Stainless Steel Forum.
Sandvik Looks to Exit Welding, Stainless Wire Business
17 May 2017 - Sandvik Materials Technology intends to divest parts of its wire business and is reorganizing the rest of its operations around four product areas, the company has announced.
New Processing Line Boosts Outokumpu's Capacity at South Carolina Mill
03 April 2017 - New Outokumpu has upgraded its stainless bar mill in Richburg, S.C., USA, adding a coil-to-bar line that boosts its capacity by more than 15,000 metric tons annually.
