Company News

In this section you can find updates from suppliers, manufacturers, fabricators and stockists of stainless steel material. This company news section is updated regularly with the latest company news from within the global stainless steel world community. If you wish to include your news release on our website and email newsletter, please feel free to contact the editor.

Bayer in China

Bayer MaterialScience will invest EUR 2.1 billion worldwide by 2006 to modernise and expand its plants and facilities.

USA: paper upgrade

Kadant Black Clawson Inc., a subsidiary of Kadant Inc., has received an order from Inland Empire Paper Company, Spokane, Washington, for a Liquid Cyclone™ cleaner and a SansGrit™ sand and grit separator.

India: power plant in Tripura

India's ONGC has finalised a plan to set up its first power plant in Tripura.

Contract signed for Ormen Lange

Norsk Hydro and Aker Kværner have signed the main installation contract for the Ormen Lange onshore plant on the NW coast of Norway.

Netherlands: gas storage planned

Dutch utility Essent is planning to turn three depleted gas fields at Waalwijk in the south of the Netherlands into a 600-800 million cubic metres gas storage facility.

India: power plant in Rajasthan

Engineering giant Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has gained a Rs 550 crore order for setting up a 330MW gas-based power plant in Rajasthan.

Nigeria: LNG expansion

The NNPC/Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) joint venture has awarded a contract for the implementation of the Soku Integrated Gas Supply Development project in Nigeria.

Japan: petrochem boost

Japan Energy Corp. is expanding its petrochemical products division in response to rising profit margins from higher prices and growing demand in China.

China: Air Liquide to increase investment

The investment budget for Asia at Air Liquide amounts to EUR 1 billion.

Wales: AMEC selected by water company

Dwr Cymru Welsh Water has selected AMEC as preferred partner for civil engineering services in SE Wales.