SSAB Steel, Sweden, has launched the new Hardox Tube 500 family, which provides the same hardness and toughness as Hardox wear plate, but in circular form.
Alcoa, Pittsburgh, announces that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire RTI International Metals Inc., to grow its value-add businesses and to further strengthen its aerospace portfolio.
Hardide Coatings, England, announces that it will invest $7 million in a new Virginia manufacturing plant to expand its range of specialized nanostructured CVD coatings throughout North America.