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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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Nuovinox rebar to be used on Florida causeway

Stelax Industries Ltd has received an agreement for 44 tons of Nuovinox reinforcing bar (rebar) for the State of Florida Department of Transportation.

UAE Dolphin project

UOG, the Arab Emirates group, will chose one company out of five western oil companies by the end of the year to replace US group Enron in the Dolphin gas project, in which French oil group TotalFinaElf is a partner.

Hyundai wins ExxonMobil FPSO order

Hyundai Heavy Industries has won the contract to build a VLCC capacity floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel for US oil major ExxonMobil worth USD 800 million.

Robots are four times faster at polishing

Following the successful installation of Motoman systems for robotic arc welding and more recently plasma welding and cutting, one of Europe’s leading stainless steel catering and sanitary ware equipment manufacturers, W&G Sissons, has embarked on a far-reaching programme to automate polishing at its Sheepbridge, Chesterfield factory.

TW appoints head of sales and marketing

TW Metals has appointed Dr Steve Jones as Head of Group Sales and Marketing.

Coflexip Stena affiliate expands in France

Coflexip Stena Offshore has announced that Genesis, one of its UK affiliates, is expanding to Paris, France.

Sandvik boosts capacity for compressor valve steel

Investment in new heat treatment facilities and finishing line equipment at its manufacturing plant in Sandviken, Sweden has enabled Sandvik Steel to increase production capacity and output of carbon and stainless steel strip for use, particularly, in the automotive industry.

Rolls-Royce: Brazilian contracts

Rolls-Royce has announced contracts for helicopter engines and an industrial gas turbine in Brazil.

Brazilian pulp mill expansion

Kvaerner has secured a USD 50 million engineering, procurement and construction contract from Ripasa in Brazil.

Nuovinox Rebar to be used in Scottish tunnel repai

Stelax Industries Ltd and Stainless UK Ltd have shipped approximately 140 tons of Nuovinox 520 Hi-Strength reinforcing bars for repairs to the Nant Power Station tunnel for Scottish & Southern Energy PLC, one of the largest energy companies in Scotland.