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After a recent incident at a Texas steel mill in which a scrap charge thought to contain ‘frac pipe’ exploded, a debate has kicked up over the dangers posed by some raw materials.
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Italy’s Lady of Steel helped build or equip numerous mini-mills around the world at a time when integrated mills were still recovering from the hard times of the 1970s and early 1980s.
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After leading Nucor’s pioneering Crawfordsville, Ind., facility into production in the mid-1980s, Busse built Steel Dynamics into one of the nation’s premier steel companies.
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Sendzimir’s life was defined by change, with innovations including the introduction of the continuous process for galvanizing steel and the rolling of stainless steel.
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In this issue, AMM is looking back at the careers of three steel industry giants whose contributions spanned the 20th Century (AMM Steel Hall of Fame inductees, page 34). Some interesting statistical trends emerged over the course of that century that help tell the story of the industry.
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At the start of the new century, there were few signs that the oil country tubular goods (OCTG) market was about to do something historic. But a remarkable growth cycle started about a decade ago, fueled by technological innovation and increased energy demand.
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AMM ’s third annual Aluminum Summit in June will offer analysts and executives from every step along the supply chain an opportunity to collaborate, address the challenges facing the industry, and seize the opportunities that domestic and global markets have to offer.
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The use of drilling mud—which will only increase with the spread of fracking and other oil and natural gas extraction practices—increases corrosion stress on OCTG products, requiring new approaches in the manufacturing and deployment of steel goods.
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TransCanada, the would-be builder of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, said it is ready to go ahead with the project as soon as governmental issues are resolved—a move that could come sooner rather than later as the US State Department completes its studies on the environmental effects of the proposed construction.
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Red mud, a caustic byproduct of traditional aluminum production, could go from being a drag on the bottom line to a valuable commodity if two companies and their new process have their way.