Featured Story

Our Featured Story archive is a collection of the Featured Story’s which have been published in our magazine and taken pride of place as the ‘unique feature article’ on our Stainless Steel World home page. In addition to industry updates, market news and topical issues of the day the Feature Story provides an interesting mix of company profiles, in-depth technical articles, reports from major end users and features projects in a variety of industries ranging from oil & gas, chemical and petrochemical to the architecture, power generation, medical and food and beverage industries.

Stainless water tanks for ultramodern diving school

Gpi recently had the honour of supplying two large stainless steel water tanks for a very unusual project. The tanks will be used at a dive training school in the Netherlands. The Dutch tank fabricator shared some insights into this challenging project.

Breaking even at USD 20 / barrel: the new age of low cost oil

In late August, Equinor and the Johan Sverdrup partnership of Lundin Norway, Petoro, Aker BP and Total, submitted their development plan for the second phase of the project to the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. With an increased resource estimate and lower investment costs, the full field development of Johan Sverdrup will contribute to even greater value creation.

Safer seas with stainless steel

Chemical tankers are specialized ships carrying liquid cargoes that may be environmentally hazardous, flammable or highly reactive. They are designed and operated under special rules, and increasingly have built-in molybdenum-containing stainless steel tanks. Sailing around the world, they transport liquid goods safely over long distances. They also represent a significant market for duplex stainless steels and molybdenum.

Strange but true…

Occasionally the editorial team at Stainless Steel World comes across a use for stainless steel that is a little obscure but nonetheless interesting. Having come across several examples recently, we thought we’d bundle them together for your education and reading pleasure…

Jindal to triple its share in kitchenware industry

India’s kitchenware segment is enjoying significant growth despite fierce competition from Chinese imports. Jindal Stainless, India’s largest stainless steel manufacturing group, is set to install enhanced capacities to serve growing demands from the industry.

Giant satellite fuel tank sets record for 3D printed space parts

Lockheed Martin has embraced a 3-D printed titanium dome for satellite fuel tanks so big you can’t even put your arms around it. The 46-inch- (1.16-meter-) diameter vessel completed final rounds of quality testing in July, ending a multi-year development program to create giant, highpressure tanks that carry fuel on board satellites.

Robotised solution raises safety

Tebulo stepped up when challenged to develop a robotised solution for manually operated repair station for 30-tonne steel coils with a width of up to 1.85 metres.

Picking up steam: LNG continues to expand

Thanks to increased demand from Asia and Europe, and following capacity expansion in the Panama Canal, the LNG market is warming up. LNG is also becoming more competitive thans to technical advances such as the arrival of sea-to-sea LNG fuelling, ice-breaking LNG carriers, and the use of high-manganese steel as a replacement for nickel steel and stainless steel.

Study shows stainless is ideal for India’s sugar industry

A recent study in India has shown that stainless steel is the most cost effective, hygienic and viable metal for sugar industry. Lower maintenance and longer life cycle gives stainless steel an edge over other materials.

Energy recycling: how wind power helps to keep the traffic moving

Until recently, green revolution in energy was held up by lack of storage, which meant that efficient electricity production depended on an impossibility; namely uninterrupted wind and sunshine. Conversely, the excess energy produced during strong wind or sunshine could not be stored for later use. Now a revolution in energy storage is occurring, and it is possible not only to store green energy but to convert it to other uses, in other words to recycle it.