Asia News

News and press releases from Asia to bring our community the latest developments in the stainless steel industry. Here you can find news involving the people and companies involved in the manufacturer, supply and use of corrosion resistant alloys (CRAs). Topics such as tubes & pipes, cladding, offshore, chemical process industry, welding & fabrication, 13Cr stainless steels, titanium, nickel alloys, pulp & paper and duplex stainless steels are covered as well as interviews with materials specialists, manufacturer and end users alike.

TAS signs 12 shipbuilding contracts worth RM86.66m

TAS Offshore Bhd has signed 12 shipbuilding contracts worth a total of RM 86.66M with clients from Indonesia and Singapore in the 12 months...

JAPEX to conduct exploratory drilling

JAPEX is planning to conduct exploratory drilling to confirm the presence of natural gas in the offshore Hidaka area of Hokkaido. The Project will be...

JFE & Mycron Steel sign MoU

Japan's JFE Steel Corporation and Malaysia's Mycron Steel Bhd have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly develop and promote Malaysia's green steel...

Xiamen Xiangyu Group’s SS smelting integrated project

Xiamen Xiangyu Group’s invested 2.5 million-ton stainless steel smelting integrated project is currently doing active production in Sulawesi, Indonesia. A minister at Xiangyu Group’s PT...

Cimc Enric and Angang Steel’s first co-production of hydrogen and LNG from coke oven...

CIMC Enric Holdings Limited and its subsidiaries said that the coke oven gas to hydrogen and LNG co-production project invested in and constructed by...

South Korea revives plans to build two reactors

The Nuclear Safety and Security Commission (NSSC) has granted Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) a construction permit for two new 1.4 GW pressurised...

Singapore to begin building Changi’s T5 mega airport

Singapore will start construction of a new mega terminal at Changi Airport in the first half of next year, aiming to lift the aviation...

SK Earthon expands operations in Southeast Asia

SK Earthon, SK Innovation’s subsidiary for petroleum exploration and production, has signed a Production Sharing Contract (PSC) with PETRONAS, through Malaysia Petroleum Management (MPM)...

CS Wind to invest in wind power equipment factory

A South Korean wind turbine manufacturer is planning to build a USD 200M wind power equipment factory in an industrial zone in Long An...

Gazprom accelerates pipeline project

Russian gas giant Gazprom has moved forward with its plans to expedite the construction of a connecting pipeline between its Sila Sibiri 1 and...