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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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ANDRITZ receives important order in Portugal

ANDRITZ HYDRO GmbH, a member of international technology group ANDRITZ, has recently been contracted by the Spanish energy utility IBERDROLA GENERACIÓN to supply the electro-mechanical equipment and the penstock for the new pumped storage hydropower plant Gouvães in Portugal.

New injection well on the Snøhvit field

The Songa Enabler drilling rig has recently started drilling a new injection well for CO2 gas on the Snøhvit field off the coast of Hammerfest.

Heerema Fabrication Group awards MTE a contract

Heerema Fabrication Group has recently awarded MTE a contract for the design, engineering, fabrication of internal and external stainless steel firewalls and louvres and the supply of internal and external doors and windows on the Galloper substation platform.

New financing under Investment Plan for Europe

Aperam and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have recently declared the signature of a financing contract of an amount of EUR 50M for the purpose of financing a research and development programme over the period 2016­2019 as well as the upgrade of two plants located in cohesion regions (Isbergues ­ Nord­Pas­de­Calais and Châtelet­Hainaut).

Nuclear AMRC works with Sellafield Ltd

The Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (Nuclear AMRC) is working with Sellafield Ltd to slash the cost of making future designs of waste container boxes, potentially saving hundreds of millions of pounds in decommissioning costs.

Stainless steel belts in robotics applications

Belt Technologies has recently attended the Mechanical Components & Materials Technology Expo. The event, also referred to as “M-Tech,â€? is held annually each June at Tokyo Big Sight in Japan and is one of the largest exhibitions of mechanical and processing technology.

Allegheny Bradford to exhibit at 2017 INTERPHEX

Allegheny Bradford Corporation has recently declared that it will be exhibiting at the 2017 INTERPHEX tradeshow March 21-23, 2017 in New York, NY.

Sandvik signs agreement to divest its operations

Sandvik has recently signed an agreement to divest its Mining Systems operations, reported in the Sandvik income statement as discontinued operations, to the private equity company CoBe Capital.

Boskalis awarded Aberdeen project contract

Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has recently been awarded the Offshore Balance of Plant contract by Vattenfall for the construction of Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm, also known as the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre.

Outokumpu’s new add-ons accepted into EN 10028-7

Outokumpu’s newest additions to its product portfolio, the high-chromium austenitic EN 1.4420 and high-chromium ferritic EN 1.