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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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GE & Petrobras sign record contract

newsitemGE Oil & Gas has signed a record deal of nearly $1.1B (USD) with Brazilian energy company Petrobras. This is the world's largest subsea wellhead production contract.

LiuGong and ZF join forces to build Chinese axle

newsitemChina’s premier construction equipment manufacturer, LiuGong has teamed up with ZF-Group for another joint venture called ZF Liuzhou Axle Co.

WITT to start offering stainless steel products

 
Dome pressure regulator manufacturer, WITT has added stainless steel to its range of products.

Vallourec provides Technip with piping solutions

Vallourec has been awarded a contract to provide the Greater Stella Project in the North Sea with seamless linepipe including coating and welding services. The 96 km of coated linepipe is due to be delivered to Technip in early 2013.

World’s largest high-vacuum pressure chamber to be

   A contract has been awarded to Indian company, Larsen and Toubro Ltd. (L&T) for ITER Cryostat. The Cryostat for the ITER experimental fusion reactor currently under construction in Southern France will be the world’s largest high-vacuum pressure chamber ever built.

GNF signs deal with Gail for LNG

 
 
Gas Natural Fenosa has signed a contract to supply liquefied natural gas to Indian gas company, Gale.

Kinder Morgan and Phillips 66 to deliver Eagle Cru

newsitemKinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. has entered into an agreement with Phillips 66 for Kinder Morgan to transport Eagle Ford crude and condensate to Phillips 66’s Sweeny Refinery in Brazoria County, Texas.

HMS to supply pumps to China Nuclear Energy

Russian pump manufacturer, HMS Group has been awarded a $22.5M (USD) contract with China Nuclear Energy Industry Corporation on behalf of Jiangsu Nuclear Power Corporation to produce and deliver electrically motorized high/low pressure emergency injection pumps, spray water pumps and intermediate cooling water pumps for Jiangsu Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant located in China.

Foster Wheeler awarded contract by Shell

newsitemA contract has been awarded by Shell Global Solutions International B.V to Global Engineering and Construction Group, a Foster Wheeler subsidiary to develop a basic engineering package for a world-scale mono-ethylene glycol (MEG) facility in Ras Laffan, Qatar.The MEG facility will be part of a new petrochemicals complex being developed by a joint venture by Qatar Petroleum and Shell.

World’s first oil sands carbon capture and storage

   Shell has announced plans for a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project at an oil sands operation in Canada.