Air Products, Allentown, Pa., has signed and finalized definitive agreements for the asset acquisition and project financing of the $12 billion air separation unit (ASU)/gasification/power joint venture (JV) with Aramco and ACWA Power in Jazan Economic City.
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HighT-Tech, Md., has won The Spinoff Prize 2021 for developing a technique to make alloys that could improve catalysts or be used to build better batteries. The method enables the startup to fine-tune the catalytic activity of the materials and discover new and potentially more efficient catalysts.
Continue readingCarpenter A-21 carburizing steel provides deep hard case and tough ductile core
Dr. Robert Buck of Carpenter Technology Corp., Philadelphia, Pa., prepared a presentation announcing development of a strong, tough, carburizable stainless steel for high-performance gear and bearing applications exposed to harsh environments.
Continue readingUnited States Steel announces aggressive actions in response to coronavirus
United States Steel Corp., Pittsburgh, announces a series of aggressive and meaningful actions to provide greater certainty on the company’s response to impacts from the coronavirus and the sudden, significant changes in global oil and gas markets.
Continue readingAjax Tocco induction heat treating lines process upset tubing at 15 to 20 tons per hour
Ajax Tocco Magnethermic, Warren, Ohio, announces the delivery of two large induction heat-treating quench and temper lines to facilities in the United States that process upset tubing inline.
Continue readingLinde Group signs contract with U.S. Praxair to supply a hydrogen plant in Louisiana
The Engineering Division of the Linde Group, Bridgewater, N.J., announces that it has signed a contract to design and supply hydrogen production equipment for the core components of Praxair Inc.’s hydrogen plant in Louisiana.
Continue readingNucor to invest $650 million in Gallitin flat-rolled sheet steel mill to expand production
Nucor Corp., Charlotte, N.C., announces that its Board of Directors has approved an investment of $650 million to expand the production capability of Nucor Steel Gallatin, the company’s flat-rolled sheet steel mill located in Ghent, Ky.
Continue readingCommercial heat treater Thermetco expands capacity with AFC-Holcroft furnaces
Thermetco, Montreal, announces that it has expanded its heat treatment production capability with the purchase of a new AFC-Holcroft UBQ (Universal Batch Quench) furnace and a UBT (Universal Batch Temper) furnace.
Continue readingNucor to expand sheet mill in Kentucky from 1,600,000 to 3,000,000 tons per year
Nucor Corp., Charlotte, N.C., reports that its Board of Directors has approved an investment of $650 million to expand the production capability of Nucor Steel Gallatin, the company’s flat-rolled sheet steel mill in Ghent, Kentucky.
Continue readingAbstract from 2018 MS&T Conference, Microalloyed Steels Symposium: Development of Hot Rolled Ultra High Strength Steel with Enhanced Mechanical Properties
Hot-rolled ultra-high strength steel with a gauge range of 3-10mm (0.118 – 0.395 inch) was developed using conventional slab caster and hot strip mill technology at Stelco Inc. to meet standard industry specifications along with additional unique customer requirements.
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