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Sweden-based Sandvik has divested its 50 percent stake in Fagersta Stainless wire rod mill, a joint venture between Sandvik Materials Technology and Outokumpu.
Outokumpu will take full ownership of Fagersta Stainless.
Novelis Inc., a provider of aluminum rolling and recycling, has begun construction of a $300 million automotive aluminum sheet manufacturing facility in Guthrie, Ky. The plant, with an annual nameplate capacity of more than 220,000 tons, will begin producing automotive aluminum in 2020. The...
Solar Mfg., Souderton, Pa., recently shipped a large, horizontal, front-loading vacuum furnace to a titanium manufacturer and fabricator located in the Midwest. The furnace includes a molybdenum-shielded hot zone and heating elements, with a work zone size of 54 by 54 by 144 in. and a weight...
Apple has partnered with aluminum producers Alcoa Corp. and Rio Tinto Aluminum, as well as the governments of Canada and Quebec, to collectively invest a combined $144 million in future R&D to commercialize patented technology that eliminates direct greenhouse gas emissions from the traditional...
Osceola, Ark.-based Big River Steel’s CEO Dave Stickler recently attended the “Artificial Intelligence for American Industry” summit hosted by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Stickler was in attendance as part of the discussions on how industries are adopting AI...
Nucor Corp. has announced it will build a galvanizing line at its sheet mill in Arkansas. The $240 million line, with an annual capacity of about 500,000 tons, is expected to be operational in the first half of 2021. This project complements the $230 million investment currently underway to...
General Magnaplate Corp., Linden, N.J., has entered an exclusive license agreement with U.K.-based Poeton Industries Ltd. for the Apticote A20X™ surface enhancement process used for treating A20X aluminum alloy. Developed and patented by Aeromet Intl. Ltd, a U.K.-based aerospace casting supplier,...
Germany-based thyssenkrupp Materials Services has announced it has digitized its range of products and consolidated it in what it says is the world’s largest virtual warehouse. With more than 37 million sq. ft. of storage space at 271 operating sites around the world, the company has digitally...
Pittsburgh-based United States Steel Corp. has released its Sustainability Report 2017. The report highlights the company’s renewed commitment to transparency in its sustainability efforts, including recent innovations in operations, as well as corporate responsibility practices related to...
Lapham-Hickey Steel Corp., a carbon service center in Bedford Park, Ill., has acquired The Thompson Companies, comprising the family-owned Thompson Dayton Steel Service Centers. Thompson Dayton is a supplier of flat-rolled steel products with locations in Paulding, Ohio; Dayton, Ohio; Rome, Ga.;...
Irving, Texas-based Commercial Metals Co. has dedicated its new micro-mill in Durant, Okla. The mill uses a manufacturing process that melts, casts, and rolls steel from a single uninterrupted strand to help increase yields and decrease energy consumption. The company manufactures, recycles, and...
The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC), Wauconda, Ill., says that its members have seen unprecedented disruption to the primary aluminum supply chain. After the Trump administration announced in March it would impose 10 percent tariffs on all primary aluminum products imported into the U.S.,...
Charlotte, N.C.-based steel products manufacturer Nucor Corp. has announced that Executive Vice President of Raw Materials James R. Darsey will retire in June 2018 after more than 39 years of service with the company. Darsey began his career with Nucor in 1979 as design engineer at Vulcraft-Texas....
With the slogan “tariffs are taxes,” a diverse array of steel- and aluminum-using manufacturers from across the country have launched a new coalition focused on terminating the Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs. The Coalition of American Metal Manufacturers and Users represents a variety...
The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC), Wauconda, Ill., has announced the results of its annual election of officers and directors. R. Scott Kelley, president/CEO of Service Center Metals in Prince George, Va., was elected to serve as chairman. He has been a member of the board of directors since...
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The Association of Metal Processors and Distributors (AMPD) serves the needs of professionals in the steel distribution industry.
Follow the link below to find an AMPD member steel supplier near you.