Category: Buildings and Infrastructure

ChromX 9000 concrete rebar provides five times the corrosion resistance of carbon steel

Nucor to acquire Gallatin Steel for its flat-rolled mill products

Nucor Corp., Charlotte, N.C., has entered into an agreement to purchase all the equity of Gallatin Steel Company for a cash purchase price of approximately $770 million.

SSAB merges with Rautaruukki to form a global steel company

SSAB, Stockholm, Sweden, announces that Rautaruukki became part of SSAB on July 29, 2014.

ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe invests $121 million to modernize Duisburg continuous caster

ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe, Germany, is investing $121 million to modernize continuous caster 1 in Duisburg-Beeckerwerth to improve slab quality and widen the product range.

MMFX’s ChromX 4100 high-strength reinforcing steel provides up to 60% cost savings

MMFX Steel Corp. of America, Irvine, Calif., has been named as a finalist for American Metal Market’s annual Awards for Steel Excellence for its high-strength reinforcing steel, ChromX 4100.

MesoCoat receives EPA grant to develop CermaClad zinc-based cladding technology

Abakan Inc., Miami, announces that its majority-owned subsidiary MesoCoat Inc., Euclid, Ohio, has received a Phase One SBIR Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for a six month project to develop CermaClad high-speed large-area metal cladding technology for bridges and other structures.

ASM Announces Emerging Technologies Survey Results

ASM International’s Emerging Technologies Awareness Committee recently conducted a survey of several hundred ASM members to gain feedback on technologies that members believe will have the most impact on the future of materials science and engineering.

Aluminum products producer Aleris acquires sheet producer Nichols Aluminum

Aleris, Cleveland, Ohio, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Nichols Aluminum, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Quanex Building Products Corp.

Blimp outfitted with microscopes studies the sky

The world’s largest airship, the Skyship 600, made its way through the clouds on a month long journey across the U.S. A team of British scientists made the air trek in a blimp as part of a BBC expedition team to study the clouds and life activity in the air.

Testing system for wind power applications

SAKOR Technologies Inc., Okemos, Mich., announces the availability of its complete AccuDyne AC Dynamometer system for wind power testing applications. The system can be used by multiple engineering groups to test and verify designs, as well as for quality control testing after manufacturing.