Nitric acid-free pickling helps keg maker improve quality
Based in Spain, Envases Técnicos Zaragoza S.L. (Entinox), is a leading manufacturer of stainless steel beer barrels/kegs. Henkel has helped it to set up an innovative pickling and passivating line using a nitric acid-free process. Benefits include superior HSE performance and bath life over traditional mixed acid pickling systems as well as outstanding corrosion resistance.
The Duplex Dragon
Deep within the Tarim Basin of Xinjiang, China, pipelines transport natural gas as it is extracted and refined for distribution throughout the country. However, gas leakage has been a recurrent issue as a result of pipeline corrosion. Enter the ‘Pipeline Dragon’: constructed entirely of molybdenum-containing 2205 duplex stainless steel, a new pipeline promises to reduce gas leakage, preventing environmental disaster while conserving resources.
Streamlining the H&I tubing market
Andreas Furukrona is Product Manager for hydraulic & instrumentation tubing at Sandvik Materials Technology. In this short interview, he spoke to Stainless Steel World about the H&I tubing market and the benefits of sustainable purchasing.
Duplex tanks facilitate CO2 reduction project
A recent project in the Netherlands to reduce CO2 emissions at a chemical production plant utilised duplex stainless steel for four large tanks.
Water delivery efficiency with stainless steel
Stainless steel is playing an important role in delivering effective infrastructure to achieve water savings, securing a sustainable environment and future for irrigation communities in Australia.