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.

Brookfield, Solarvest sign 1.5GW solar tie-up

Brookfield and Solarvest will build 1.5GW of utility-scale solar and storage projects in Malaysia within 3–5 years. Stainless steel demand linked to mounting structures, piping, and storage integration.

Korean province to invest USD 7.8bn

South Chungcheong province will develop the country’s largest eco-friendly hydrogen cluster by 2030, with 19 business agreements signed including Linde, Hyundai and Hanwha. Targets 1.2m tonnes hydrogen production and 20GW hydrogen-based power generation by 2040.

Chula and EGAT to conduct research on hydrogen production

EGAT and Chulalongkorn University will jointly fund research into producing hydrogen and derivatives from renewables. Aimed at applying ESG principles and developing clean energy infrastructure in Thailand.

LUD.US forges strategic partnership with Chinese shipbuilders

Luda (Taian) signed cooperation agreements with CSSC, COSCO and others to R&D and manufacture speciality-alloy flanges and pipe fittings for ammonia-fuelled vessels, LNG carriers, chemical tankers and cruise ships.

McDermott awarded deepwater subsea contract

McDermott won an EPCI scope from PTTEP for Block H (Sabah, Malaysia) covering a carbon-steel pipeline and key SURF elements to feed PETRONAS’ PFLNG Dua. Engineering to be led from Kuala Lumpur with marine assets for installation.

JSE and JFE Engineering sign contract

JSE and JFE Engineering signed FEED for a high-pressure hydrogen pipeline in Kawasaki to supply hydrogen from the LH2 Terminal to local consumers under NEDO’s Green Innovation Fund project.

Nippon Paper Industries orders chemical recovery boiler from ANDRITZ

ANDRITZ will supply a new 2,200 tds/d recovery boiler with advanced automation to Nippon Paper’s Ishinomaki mill, enabling shutdown of one coal-fired and two recovery boilers and cutting emissions.

Ningbo Ocean Shipping to invest USD 406.5M

Via Singapore, Ningbo Ocean will set up two subsidiaries to build eight container ships at Huangpu Wenchong — four 2,700 TEU and four 4,300 TEU — using own/self-raised funds.

Fairfield-Maxwell returns to Japanese shipping industry

Fairfield-Maxwell is re-entering Japan with Fairfield Maritime Japan in Tokyo to participate in ship construction, ownership, investment and leasing across chemical tankers, MR tankers, gas carriers and newbuilds.

ZK International wins USD 3.88M contract

ZK International’s subsidiary secured a USD 3.88M stainless steel pipe procurement contract for China Gas, supplying 1.43 million metres of 304-grade pipes for drinking water projects.