ArcelorMittal has announced  new appointments to its Management Committee, following changes to the Group Management Board (GMB) announced on 21 April 2008. Members of the Group Management Board (“GMB”) also sit on the Management Committee.

Antam Tbk & Jindal Stainless Limited have today signed a Joint Venture Agreement to develop a nickel smelting and stainless steel facility in North Konawe, South East Sulawesi. Antam will have a 55% interest in the project with Jindal owning a 45% share.

Sandvik Materials Technology has acquired the medical technology company Eurocut Ltd.

German pipe manufacturer Erndtebrücker Eisenwerk (EEW) and Outokumpu join forces to supply 18km of LNG pipe for a dock loading facility in the Qatar Gas project.

The Burj Tower in Dubai is still under construction but in July last year it already became the world’s tallest building.

The Supervisory Board of ThyssenKrupp Nirosta decided yesterday to expand the company’s Executive Board to include a new Strategic Product Development directorate with the aim of placing an even stronger focus on new materials, new finishes and new applications.

The irregularity of a machined, ground, hand or machined polished stainless steel surface is the result of mechanical processes employed. This irregularity consists of high and low spots produced on the surface by the tool bit, the grinding wheel or the polishing mop. These peaks and valleys can be measured and used to define the condition and sometimes the performance of the surface. There are more than 100 ways to measure a surface (see section below) and analyse the results, but the most common assessment of the surface texture is by its roughness measurement.

Until the mid 80s, handrail and balustrade installations were traditionally wooden, coated or painted mild steel or aluminium. Round stainless steel tube was rarely used due to high initial cost and an inability to significantly differentiate it from the less costly alternatives either in shape or finish.

Fast-growing Murray Metals Group (MMG) has confirmed the acquisition of Hillfoot Steel Group in Sheffield.

According to preliminary figures released today by the International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF), global stainless steel production was 27.6 million metric tons (mmt) in 2007, a decline of 2.9% compared to 2006.