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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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Bilfinger to modernize piping systems

Bilfinger Piping Technologies has recently declared that it will replace the over 40-year-old piping system for the medium-pressure steam system in the Salzgitter-Hallendorf power plant.

Norsk Titanium closes Applied Ventures investment

Norsk Titanium AS, a pioneering supplier of aerospace-grade, additive manufactured, structural titanium components has recently closed on an investment from Silicon Valley-based Applied Ventures, LLC, the venture capital arm of Applied Materials, Inc.

ENOC declares Technip as main EPC contractor

Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC) has recently revealed plans to expand the capacity of its ENOC Processing Company (EPCL) Jebel Ali facility by 50 per cent.

Acquisition of additional interest in THPAL

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. (SMM) has recently decided that SMM will acquire an additional interest of 12.5 % in Taganito HPAL Nickel Corporation (THPAL, Headquarters: Surigao del Norte Province, Republic of the Philippines), its base for producing nickel/cobalt mixed sulfide in the Philippines.

Amec Foster Wheeler opens new laboratory

Amec Foster Wheeler, on behalf of the High Temperature Facility (HTF) Alliance, has officially opened a new laboratory to research the advanced energy systems of the future.

Rexroth VarioFlow plus expands application

With the upgraded modular system of the VarioFlow plus chain conveyor system, Rexroth now offers users a series of standardized solutions for specific conveyor functions, which simplifies the fast implementation of customer-specific designs.

Large welded steel pipe award for Sur de Texas

Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation (NSSMC), together with Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (Mitsui), have recently been awarded a 600,000 ton steel order consisting of large diameter welded steel pipe and plate as raw material for the pipeline from the consortium of TransCanada Corporation (TransCanada) and IEnova, Infraestructura Marina del Golfo (IMG), which has been chosen to build, own and operate(BOO(1)), approximately 780km natural gas pipeline that will begin offshore in the Gulf of Mexico, at the border point near Brownsville, Texas and end in Tuxpan, in the state of Veracruz, Mexico.

EXAIR’s new stainless steel threaded line vac

EXAIR’s new 303 stainless steel 3/8 NPT and 1/2 NPT Threaded Line Vac™ Air Operated Conveyors convert ordinary pipe into a powerful conveying system for parts, scrap, trim and other bulk materials.

Sandvik stainless steel in tunnel construction

NSB AS, the Norwegian state-owned railroad company, started building a high-speed railway, creating a triangle from Oslo to southern Norway and then up to Bergen, navigating the scenic attractions, all of which required a great deal of innovative thinking as well as experienced partners.

LPW Technology establishes new R&D facility

LPW Technology, a specialist in the development, manufacture and supply of cutting edge metal powder solutions for Additive Manufacturing (AM), has recently established a new R&D facility.