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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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ExxonMobil Singapore plants begin production

ExxonMobil recently said that it has started production of hydrogenated hydrocarbon resin and halobutyl rubber at its integrated manufacturing complex in Singapore, the company’s largest integrated refining and petrochemical complex in the world.

Steel Telescopic slides available from JW Winco

JW Winco, Inc., A Ganter Company, supplier of standard industrial machine components, now offers an assortment of GN 1400 series Steel Telescopic Slides with full, partial, and double-sided full extensions.

GE’s 100th power plant milestone in Sub-Saharan Afric

GE Power recently announced that it has reached its 100th power plant installation in Sub-Saharan Africa. This significant milestone was achieved with power plants in Angola powered by trailer-mounted aero gas turbine technology.

ConocoPhillips awards major FEED contracts for Barossa

ConocoPhillips Australia, as operator of the Barossa joint venture, has awarded three major engineering contracts for the front-end engineering design (FEED) phase on the Barossa offshore project.

MHPS ships coal gasification furnace to Nakoso

Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd. (MHPS) commenced shipment of components of a coal gasification furnace that will serve as the core of the 540 megawatt Nakoso IGCC (integrated coal gasification combined cycle) plant under construction by Nakoso IGCC Power GK in Iwaki, Fukushima.

Sandvik divests its stainless wire business

Sandvik Materials Technology has signed an agreement to divest its stainless wire business to Zapp Group, a German family-owned supplier of advanced metal products.

Fluor completes substantial engineering on Marathon

Fluor Corporation recently announced that it has achieved substantial engineering completion for Marathon Petroleum Corporation’s Tier 3 gasoline sulfur standard reconfiguration project at the Galveston Bay refinery in Texas City, Texas.

Fighting the good fight: Keeping counterfeits out of the supply chain

Counterfeit products are increasingly finding their way into the stainless steel supply chain, with potentially devastating consequences for safety, the economy and the environment. For this reason, during the 2017 Stainless Steel World conference a dedicated workshop explored and proposed additional industry initiatives that could further mitigate the manufacture and use of counterfeit products. The conclusions are presented here.

Pöyry completes service for 6 gas-fired power plants

The sixth of the 12 gas-fired combined cycle power plants owned by Gulf MP Company Ltd, reached its Commercial Operation Date (COD) on March 1.

Pelican Energy Partners appoint new CEO

Pelican Energy Partners has appointed David McLaurin as President and CEO for the Performance Wellhead & Frac Components team.