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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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Eni’s Board of Directors appoints new CEO

newsitemEni’s Board of Directors appointed Claudio Descalzi as CEO and general manager. In this role, he will be responsible for the overall management of the company.

Three French wind farm contracts finalised

Following a national public tender process, the French State has selected the group comprising GDF SUEZ, EDP Renewables, Neoen Marine and AREVA to install and operate offshore wind farms in the areas of Tréport (the 500MW wind farm in Upper Normandy) and the Isles of Yeu and Noirmoutier (the 500MW wind farm in Pays de la Loire).

Helix bags ROV services contract with McDermott

newsitemHelix Energy Solutions Group announced that its Robotics subsidiary, Canyon Offshore, has reached an agreement with a subsidiary of McDermott International to provide remotely operated vehicle (ROV) services and equipment for McDermott’s fleet of subsea construction and pipelay support vessels.

IPP supports UK industries with Tee Press

IPP Group has completed a major new investment as part of its ongoing support for the oil and gas, energy and nuclear industries in the UK and around the globe by installing a new Tee Press, a first of its type in Great Britain.

Book launch in Milan: new manual for stainless steel

newsitem On Wednesday, 7th May, close on 200 people attended the official launch of a new manual on stainless steels, the result of a fruitful cooperation between the Polytechnic of Milan and the Lucefin Group.

PipeXtra adds seamless duplex pipe to stock range

 
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Known in the UK for supplying cut lengths of welded and seamless nominal bore pipe in 304L and 316L, PipeXtra has announced that the company has added a range of seamless duplex pipe in UNS31803 from ½”NB to 8”NB all of Western European origin to stock.

Lenhydroproject, Atlantis to work together

newsitemAtlantis Resources, the AIM-listed vertically integrated turbine supplier and project-owner in the tidal power industry, and JSC Lenhydroproject, a 100%-owned subsidiary of RusHydro, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding about cooperation on prospective tidal power projects in Australia.

Expanding stock at Raccortubi

As well as embarking on a number of significant developments around the world, consisting of new subsidiaries in the Middle East, Brazil and Singapore, Raccortubi continues to focus further efforts on its core strengths.

Wood Group supports SWRP with engineering services

Wood Group has been providing engineering support to the Subsea Well Response Project (SWRP), a joint industry project to further improve the prevention of, and response to, subsea well-control incidents.

GBP 200,000 restructuring fund for JR Gilbert

newsitemA GBP 200,000 restructuring supported by second-round funding from UK Steel Enterprise is set to launch another period of growth for JR Gilbert, following a management buy-in two years ago.