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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).

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New natural gas pipeline to California

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. and Calpine Corporation plan to jointly develop the Sonoran Pipeline, subject to a successful open season and all other approvals.

400 amp multi-function weld power supply

Arc Machines introduces the Arc Machines Model 415, a versatile welding automation control and power supply system.

New York gas storage project

The joint venture between Pipeline Power Partners and SNC-Lavalin Corporation has signed a contract with Central New York Oil and Gas Company to provide engineering, procurement and construction services in the commissioning of a natural gas storage compression facility and associated gas processing equipment for the Stagecoach Gas Storage Project in Tioga County, New York.

Peaker electric plant in Chicago

Exelon and Peoples Energy have announced they will jointly develop and operate a 350mw, natural gas-fired "peaker" electric plant on Chicago's SE side.

Duke to investigate energy system

Duke Energy is studying construction of an interstate pipeline that would originate in the greater Mobile Bay area and traverse the southern portion of both states.

Kvaerner to build plant in Pennsylvania

Kvaerner has won a USD 120 million contract from Calpine Corporation to build a 563mw natural-gas, combined-cycle merchant power plant in Pennsylvania, USA.

Power plant for North Dakota

Westmoreland Coal Company and Montana-Dakota Utilities Co., a Division of MDU Resources Group, Inc., have announced that Westmoreland Coal Company’s wholly owned subsidiary Westmoreland Power, Inc. and Montana-Dakota Utilities Co., a Division of MDU Resources Group, have entered into a non-binding letter of intent to seek a definitive joint venture development agreement for a 500mw power project at the inactive Gascoyne mine site in North Dakota, USA.

BSS ball valves in control

BSS Flow Control Solutions has developed a range of Quarter Turn Ball Valves in a wide variety of materials, ranging from bronze, carbon and stainless steel, to more exotic designs in titanium, HASTELLOY® and MONEL®.

PAS to modernise propylene oxide plant

Plant Automation Services Inc. (PAS) has received an automation contract from Contech Control Services Inc. for the complete automation and control systems modernisation of a propylene oxide plant owned by the Lyondell Chemical Company in Bayport, Texas.

AmEuro on the move

AmEuro Metals, the Netherlands-based supplier of specialty metals and alloys, is moving to larger facilities.