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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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Deep Casing Tools lands orders more than $2 millio

Deep Casing Tools has secured two repeat orders with a combined value in excess of $2 million (£1.2 million) for Saudi Arabia and the UK North Sea. Deep Casing Tools is an Aberdeen-based casing and completion technology specialist, Turbocaser Express tool runs in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province, which is what led to the repeat order.

MTI to Offer FRP Training Course

A two-day training program on Inspection of New FRP Equipment & Piping will be held February 18-19, 2013 at the DoubleTree by Hilton New Orleans Airport in Kenner, Louisiana.

Contract awarded to FW for Rubber Facility

A subsidiary of Foster Wheeler AG’s Global Engineering and Construction Group has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCm) contract by LANXESS Changzhou Co.

Oil and gas filed comes on stream in North Sea

Production on the Visund South oil and gas field in the North Sea has been started up by Statoil and partners. Visund South is the first of Statoil's fast-track portfolio projects.
"This is a milestone," said head of field development on Visund South, Hogne Pedersen in a press release.

Hyundai to build dive vessel

Subsea 7 has signed a contract to build a new Dive Support Vessel (DSV). The state-of-the-art vessel will be built by Korean company Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI). With accommodation for 110 people, the DSV will incorporate an 18 man saturation system supplied by Drass and rated for 300 meters with two moon-pool deployed three man diving bells and two 18-man hyperbaric life-boats.

Kent Stainless named exporter of the year

 Stainless steel manufacturer, Kent Stainless was awarded two prestigious awards by the Irish Exporters Association.

Siemens wins wind power orders

newsitemSiemens Energy has secured and order for the Jeffrey’s Bay wind power plant with a capacity of 138 megawatts (MW).

Outokumpu and Inoxum to merge

newsitemThe European Commission has approved a merger between Outokumpu and Inoxum, the stainless steel arm of ThyssenKrupp.

TPCO to build seamless tube mill

newsitemTPCO America Corporation, located in Corpus Christi, Texas, has contracted SMS Meer, Germany for the supply of a new 10 ¾” tube mill with PQF® rolling technology.

AREVA completes robust industrial plan in Europe

The AREVA group and Scottish Enterprise have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on industrial site development for the manufacture of wind turbines in East Scotland.