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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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Three ACEC National Excellence Awards for Jacobs

newsitemJacobs Engineering Group won three awards at the 2014 American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Engineering Excellence Awards.

SSE welcomes consent for Stronelairg wind farm

SSE welcomed the decision by Scottish Ministers to grant consent, with associated planning conditions, for Stronelairg wind farm, situated south-east of Fort Augustus in the Great Glen. The wind farm will have 67 turbines with a maximum capacity of up to 240MW and is to be located on Garrogie Estate.

JSL to supply stainless steel for ITER project

Jindal Stainless Limited (JSL) has been selected by the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) to supply stainless steel for the Cryostat Project.
 
ITER Cryostat is a large-scale scientific experiment that strives to produce energy commercially from fusion.

Clariant, Siemens to introduce new SGS Technology

newsitemSiemens Energy and Clariant, a specialty chemicals company, signed an agreement to cooperate in the commercialisation of a new, jointly developed sour gas shift (SGS) technology for coal gasification.

Fine Tubes to supply tubing for Egina Project

Fine Tubes, a manufacturer and distributor of precision tubes for critical applications, has been awarded a major order by FMC Technologies for the supply of advanced tubing for Total’s offshore Egina project.

Titanium Europe 2014: moving the industry forward

newsitem By David Sear Held for only the second time in Europe, the Titanium Europe 2014 show in Sorrento, Italy, already has the character of an established, must-attend industry event.

The sky’s no longer the limit

newsitem On Wednesday, 4th June, over 150 invited guests were treated to a spectacular new product presentation by Dutch company Timesavers International.

Statoil, PTTEP split Canadian oil sands interests

Statoil and PTT Exploration and Production completed the agreement to divide their respective interests in the Kai Kos Dehseh (KKD) oil sands project in northeast Alberta, Canada, in May.
 
Statoil now owns 100% and continues as operator of the Leismer and Corner development projects with PTTEP owning and operating 100% of the Thornbury, Hangingstone and South Leismer areas.

Foster Wheeler wins steam reformer heater contract

A subsidiary of Foster Wheeler’s Global Engineering and Construction Group has been awarded a contract by Marubeni Corporation for the engineering and material supply of a new Terrace Wall steam reformer heater, including an air preheating system, for the KazMunayGaz oil refinery located at Atyrau, Republic of Kazakhstan.

Outokumpu’s lean duplexes receive national technical ap

Outokumpu’s lean duplex grades LDX 2101® (EN 1.4162) and LDX 2404® (EN 1.4662) recently received general approval AbZ (Allgemeine bauaufsichtliche Zulassung) by the German national building authority DIBt (Deutsches Institut für Bautechnik).