.gif?width=220&height=200&mediaprotectionhash=b13da841472e6e7ed500ee35df2a350aaf53d75246118b33ea2095cc7e9a3fc4&ext=.gif)
Specialty Alloy and Foundry
The latest technological news related to specialty alloys and foundries.
Latest News
India Imposes Import Duties on Stainless Products
15 December 2015 - India has imposed an anti-dumping duty on cold rolled stainless flat products from China, the European Union, the United States and other countries to protect domestic manufacturers.
Outokumpu Sheds Majority Stake in Joint Venture
11 December 2015 - Finland’s Outokumpu has completed the divestment of most of its stake in its Chinese joint venture, Shanghai Krupp Stainless Co. Ltd. (SKS), the company has announced.
High Imports and Low Prices Prompt Allegheny Technologies to Idle Two Mills
11 December 2015 - Citing the abundance of low-cost imports and depressed steel prices, stainless and specialty steel producer Allegheny Technologies Inc. is indefinitely idling two of its western Pennsylvania plants.
Allegheny Technologies Lockout Nearing Fifth Month
04 December 2015 - Specialty metals producer Allegheny Technologies Inc. (ATI) invested close to US$400,000 per job through its new hot rolled mill in southwestern Pennsylvania, according to Robert Wetherbee, ATI’s president of flat rolled products.
10 Killed in Accident at Chinese Plant
30 November 2015 - Chinese authorities are investing a gas leak that killed 10 people at a steel plant during the weekend, according to reports.
ATI Completes Repairs to Key Piece of Equipment
01 October 2015 - Allegheny Technologies Inc. has completed repairs to the rotary crop shear at its hot rolling and processing facility and put it back rolling stainless coils, the company has announced.
U.S. Producers Seeking Protection for Welded Stainless Pressure Pipe
30 September 2015 - American producers of welded stainless pressure pipe are accusing their Indian counterparts of dumping products, thereby impacting volume, pricing and profits.
Stainless Steel Manufacturer Sells Stake in Tube Business
30 September 2015 - Outokumpu is divesting its stake in its Mexican stainless tube joint venture for US$63 million and will use the proceeds to pay down debt, the company has announced.
Special Steel Manufacturer Put Into Administration
28 September 2015 - A U.K. special steel manufacturer has been placed in the hands of a court-appointed administrator while a buyer is sought for the business.
Report: Gerdau May Acquire Stake in Indian Steelmaker
23 September 2015 - Lenders to India’s Visa Steel have decided to convert a large portion of the company’s debt into equity using the Reserve Bank of India’s strategic debt restructuring scheme, according to The Financial Express newspaper.
Patented Stainless Grade Chosen for Tank Project
21 September 2015 - Finland’s Outokumpu has fulfilled an order for 245 metric tons of its Forta LDX 2101 lean duplex stainless steel, one of its largest orders for the product to date, the company has announced.
Italian Mill Retains Harsco As Principal On-Site Contractor
09 September 2015 - A ThyssenKrupp stainless steel works has renewed a service contract with Harsco Metals & Minerals, Harsco has announced.
ArcelorMittal South Africa To Close Facilities, Lay Off 400
31 August 2015 - ArcelorMittal South Africa is planning to close parts of one steel works and has begun studying whether to restructure another, the company said in a statement.
voestalpine CEO: China Plant Construction Might Be Delayed
26 August 2015 - Austria's voestalpine might be hitting the pause button on plans to build a specialty steel mill in China, although it remains interested in expanding operations there, according to a Reuters interview with CEO Wolfgang Eder.
Allegheny Technologies To Lock Out Workers
14 August 2015 - Specialty steelmaker Allegheny Technologies Inc. has given notice that it will lock out 2,200 workers at its plants beginning 15 August, a move that was immediately blasted by the United Steelworkers union.
Negotiations Between Allegheny Technologies, Steelworkers Break Down
13 August 2015 - Labor talks between the United Steelworkers union and specialty steelmaker Allegheny Technologies Inc. apparently have broken down, with the union having let a company-mandated deadline to accept the new contract lapse.
Outokumpu Receives Order For New Stainless Grade
11 August 2015 - A manufacturer has chosen an Outokumpu stainless steel as the backbone material for an order for 6,000 illuminated signs, the Finnish steelmaker has announced.
ATI Makes 'Last, Best And Final' Offer To Union
10 August 2015 - Specialty metals manufacturer Allegheny Technologies Inc. has made what it says is its last, best and final offer to the United Steelworkers union, which is trying to reach a new labor agreement, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Universal Stainless Hires New CFO
05 August 2015 - Pittsburgh-based Universal Stainless & Alloy Products Inc. has named a former H.J. Heinz Co. executive as its new CFO and vice president of finance, the steelmaker has announced.
AZZ incorporated Announces Plan to Build New "Greenfield" Galvanizing Services Plant in Reno, Nevada
06 July 2015 - AZZ incorporated, a global provider of galvanizing services, welding solutions, specialty electrical equipment and highly engineered services, announced the construction of a new hot-dip galvanizing plant near Reno, Nevada.
