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Our dedicated news department gathers news and press releases from around the world 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.

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Smedvig offers contracts to BO and Esso Norge

Smedvig Drilling (Stavanger, Norway) has signed a letter of intent with BP Norge for the drilling of production wells at the Valhall Flank Field.

Ideal valve for dirty fluids

Hydra-Cell Industrial Pumps, Wanner Engineering, has introduced the C62 Series Industrial Diaphragm Valves. Available materials of construction include brass, stainless steel, and nickel alloy.

Algerian oil and gas tenders

An Algerian tender for the development of five key oil and gas projects has attracted the interest of 14 international firms, including world oil majors such as BP Amoco and TotalElfFina.

Outokumpu: mining continues at Hitura

Outokumpu has made a partnership agreement with OMG Harjavalta Nickel Oy which enables Outokumpu to continue mining the Hitura nickel mine in Nivala, Finland, with acceptable profitability to both partners.

New Sandvik medical steel

Following the launch of Sandvik Bioline High-N, JRI Ltd, the UK specialists in the manufacture of hip and knee replacement prostheses, has chosen the new steel for an additional range of Furlong® Modular Hip Replacement Systems.

Calpine announces Virginia power plant

Calpine Corporation has announced plans to build, own and operate a 1000mw combined-cycle, natural gas-fired electric power generating facility to be located in Gravel Neck, Surry County, Virginia, USA.

Hex manifold

Hex's HM53 is a three-valve instrument manifold used to perform the block, equalising and vent requirements of a differential pressure transmitter applications.

Breaking new ground in vitamins

BASF is planning to build a vitamin B2 plant in Gunsan, Korea.

CMC to begin stainless cladding

Commercial Metals Co. will construct a facility to develop and manufacture corrosion-resistant stainless steel clad products such as reinforcing bar, dowels and structural shapes for use in construction.

Florida Power proposes a plant for 2005

Florida Power, a subsidiary of Progress Energy Inc., is planning to add about 500mw of generating capacity to its Florida portfolio in November 2005.