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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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Bechtel wins LNG facility FEED contract

Pacific NorthWest LNG has selected Bechtel Corporation to perform the front-end engineering and design (FEED) for a proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in British Columbia, Canada. The FEED covers the gas liquefaction plant, LNG storage tanks and marine infrastructure that will allow for gas exports.

Scotting as ArcelorMittal Mining CEO

newsitem ArcelorMittal will be appointing Bill Scotting as chief executive of ArcelorMittal Mining, succeeding Peter Kukielski, the current chief executive since December 2008, who is leaving the company in August to take up a new opportunity.

New Appointments at PPL Shipyard

newsitem Sembcorp Marine appointed Wong Teck Cheong as the managing director of PPL Shipyard starting June 2013, succeeding Douglas Tan Ah Hwa.

Seismic construction being tested

newsitem The final phase of a three-year long project to increase seismic safety of buildings using light frame steel construction is under way.

Tata Steel completes upgrade of auto coating line

newsitem Tata Steel has completed an upgrade of its corrosion-resistant coating line in South Wales to improve and expand the company’s range of high-value, high-formability automotive steels. The Zodiac plant is Tata Steel’s coil galvanising line at Llanwern.

Vallourec contributes to Brazil’s stadium-renovati

newsitem Vallourec would be providing structural seamless steel tubes for the renovation or the construction of Brazilian stadiums, prior to the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 and the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Vallourec’s Brazilian mill in Belo Horizonte supplied 10,500 tonne of tubes to equip nine stadiums.

Corrotherm opens Asia-Pacific office

Nickel alloy specialists Corrotherm International have expanded their global reach further with the recent opening of a new office in Perth, Australia. This is the fourth branch that has been set up by the company in the past twelve months.

Companies awarded USD 7B contracts

ECC Renewables is one of five contractors picked for a 10-year, USD 7 billion contract for geothermal energy by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineering and Support Center in Alabama to develop, build, finance, own and operate geothermal power projects on U.

KNC selects Stamicarbon’s urea technology

Stamicarbon, the Licensing and IP Center of Maire Tecnimont SpA, has received two orders from Koch Nitrogen Co. (KNC) for a grass-roots urea melt and granulation plant in Enid, Oklahoma. The first of these orders involves the licensing, process design packages (PDPs) and associated services for the urea melt and granulation plant.

Outokumpu unveils new products, pricing model

Outokumpu launched its latest addition to the duplex product family, the FDX platform, and introduced a new pricing model at the Outokumpu Experience in London, UK.

The new FDX product family exhibits a unique combination of price stable alloying with high strength and substantially improved formability.