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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).

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Aker Solutions to build MEG reclamation plant

newsitemAker Solutions has won a contract by Technip to supply a Mono Ethylene Glycol (MEG) reclamation plant for the Ichthys LNG Project in Australia.

Hyundai-Wison JV wins contract refinery project

newsitemWison Engineering Ltd. has been officially awarded an EPC contract by PDVSA Petroleo, S.A. (PDVSA), at the Puerto la Cruz oil refinery.

Ormat Technologies signs EPC contract

Ormat Technologies concluded and signed a USD 61.4 million engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with Enel Green Power North America. Under the EPC contract, Ormat will provide two air-cooled Ormat Energy Converters at Enel's Cove Fort geothermal power plant project in southern Utah.

Anadarko promotes former VP, Operations

newsitemAnadarko Petroleum Corporation announced that Robert D. "Doug" Lawler, formerly Vice President, Operations, has been promoted to Sr.

Outokumpu LDX 2101® receives EAM standard

Outokumpu LDX 2101® material has been officially approved for use when building pressure equipment. Fabricators can refer to the European Approval of Material (EAM) to show conformity with the European Pressure Equipment Directive (PED) when using flat LDX 2101® ≤10 mm.

New Project Manager for Arc Energy Resources

Arc Energy Resources has expanded its client support team with the appointment of Mark Farrell as a Project Manager. Farrell, who has a degree in mechanical engineering, holds ten years of project management experience in the offshore oil and gas industry, having worked for a manufacturer of pipeline components for subsea installations.

OPEX adds to senior management team

newsitemOperational Excellence (OPEX) Group Ltd has appointed Gerry Ward as vice president to drive the company’s ambitious growth plans.

Shipbuilding growth boosts steel consumption

newsitemArab Steel reported that a boost in orders for new ships and offshore oil rigs in 2012 will result in greater steel consumption at two of the largest shipbuilding yards in the Gulf Cooperation Council.

Nippon Pipeline & Sumitomo Pipeline merger

Nippon Steel Pipeline Co., Ltd. and Sumitomo Metal Pipeline and Piping, Ltd. have agreed to merge on 1 October 2012.

Technip wins ethylene cracker contract

Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) has awarded Technip a supply of basic engineering package and an engineering and procurement services contract for the Refinery Off-Gas Cracker (ROGC) plant. This contract is part of the expansion project being executed at RIL’s world-scale Jamnagar refining and petrochemical complex in Gujarat, on the West coast of India.