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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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Pipeline pressure isolation competed in record tim

 TDW Offshore Services has completed an offshore pipeline pressure isolation operation in just 18 hours. The operation was completed ahead of schedule resulting in minimum downtime, reduced costs, and no impact on the environment.

Major Milestone on Kinnoull Project

newsitemBP has completed a major milestone on its Kinnoull project in the UK’s central North Sea. The new 700-ton processing unit for the Kinnoull and Andrew Lower Cretaceous reservoirs was successfully installed on to BP’s Andrew platform on October 14, 2012.

TMK supplies pipes for Lukoil’s North Caspian depo

TMK has started shipping pipes to be used in construction of deep water pipelines at Lukoil’s Filanovsky oil and gas condensate deposit in the North Caspian Sea.

Ecosse Subsea Systems cleans up major route

newsitemEcosse Subsea Systems has announced that they have completed a major seabed clearance project on the Laggan-Tormore project west of Shetland.

Colfax to deliver chemical pumps to China

BASF is constructing a new MDI complex in Chongqing, China. And Colfax Fluid Handling is scheduled to deliver Allweiler screw pumps for the project in early 2013.

Jacobs expands into Australia

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has announced that it has been selected to be on the Design Review Panel of Rail Corporation New South Wales (RailCorp) in Sydney, Australia.

Enquest reaches safety milestone in North Sea

newsitemEnQuest PLC, has recording five years without any Lost Time Incidents (LTIs) on drilling operations in the Thistle field.

BP plans Central North Sea gas project

BP has announced the successful start-up of the Devenick gas project in the central North Sea, a subsea tie-back to Marathon Oil’s East Brae platform, which provides an important new source of domestic gas for the UK.

BASF and CSM team up for biobased succinic acid

newsitemBASF and Purac have announced that they are establishing a joint venture for the production and sale of biobased succinic acid.

Alfa Laval wins energy-efficiency order in Russia

newsitemAlfa Laval has won an order from a refinery in Russia for compact heat exchangers. Alfa Laval is a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling.