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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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Special Metals announces appointments

Special Metals Corporation has announced the following executive-level appointments, effective immediately: Dennis L. Wanlass has been appointed to the position of Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

Record-breaking Caspian Oil and Gas 2001

Records were broken at this year’s Caspian Oil and Gas exhibition and conference: 15,000 visitors attended the show, 10,000 of whom were trade – the highest number in the eight-year history of the show.

BSS drives stainless steel forward

BSS, the UK distributor of heating, ventilating and pipeline equipment, has won a GBP 300,000 contract to supply 5000 metres of 1387 mild steel and stainless steel piping for the compressed air and chilled water systems at the Vauxhall production plant in Ellesmere Port, Wirral.

Lincoln offers new robotic welding cell

Lincoln has introduced its latest pre-engineered robotic welding cell, the System 50.

Outokumpu Technology acquires Lurgi Metallurgie

Outokumpu Technology Oy will acquire Lurgi Metallurgie GmbH, the world-wide metallurgical technology business of Lurgi AG, for about EUR 52 million.

BP to expand solar production in Spain

BP today announced that it has agreed in principle to acquire Agere Systems' semiconductor plant in Madrid as a base for a five-fold expansion of its solar photovoltaic cell manufacturing in Spain.

Cogentrix selects Kvaerner for USA project

Kvaerner PLC has been selected by Cogentrix Energy for final negotiations of the turn-key engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for an 810mw power facility being developed by Cogentrix outside Bedford, Indiana, USA.

Foster Wheeler wins Mexican refinery contract

Foster Wheeler Energy Ltd has won a front-end engineering and design (FEED), feasibility study and project management contract by Société Anonyme Marocaine de l'Industrie du Raffinage, SAMIR, for the expansion of its Mohammedia Refinery.

Inco chooses prime contractor for Goro project

Inco Ltd has announced that its 85%-owned subsidiary, Compagnie des Mines de Xéré (CMX) has reached an agreement in principle for a joint venture formed by Bechtel Overseas Corporation of the United States and Technip France SA of France to act as the prime contractor for construction of the Goro nickel-cobalt project in the French Overseas Territory of New Caledonia.

FCx Pegler & Louden to supply Asian pharmaceutical

FCx Pegler & Louden Ireland has secured the contract – through Jacobs Engineering’s Cork based design office – to supply carbon and stainless steel actuated packages for a pharmaceutical plant Jacobs will design and build in the Asia Pacific region.