News

    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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    VIDEO: Positive message at METAV 2012

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    We visited the year’s first international show for manufacturing technology and automation, held in early March in Dusseldorf, Germany.

    TUBACEX boosts prices of stainless

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    TUBACEX has announced a price increase of 3% in seamless stainless steel pipes as well as tubes; this also includes hollow bars.

    BP makes Board changes

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      The Board of BP p.l.c. has announced that Professor Dame Ann Dowling will join the Board as a non-executive director effective immediately.

    Baker Hughes broadens pipeline services

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    Baker Hughes has expanded its pipeline service portfolio to include circumferential magnetic flux leakage (MFL) inspection technology, which allows pipeline operators to identify anomalies in pipeline long seams and more effectively manage the risk associated with cracks in long seam welds and the overall integrity of their pipeline assets.

    Expro wins largest single power connector order

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      Expro has won its single largest power connector order to date with a contract worth approximately GBP 7.3 million.

    Siemens acquires Marine Current Turbines

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    Siemens has acquired the majority stake in Marine Current Turbines Ltd., a UK company based in Bristol, which develops and builds tidal power systems.

    Zhejiang Kingland orders spiral pipe welding line

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    Zhejiang Kingland Pipe Industry awarded PWS, an SMS Meer company, a contract for the supply of off-line spiral pipe welding equipment. As per the agreement, PWS will supply an integrated system solution consisting of a spiral pipe forming and tack-welding machine for forming and initial welding of hot-rolled steel strip.

    Brønlund takes over Aker Wirth management

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    On 1 March 2012 Einar Brønlund took over the management of Aker Wirth, a subsidiary of the international oil service company Aker Solutions.

    First project using new subsea pile guiding frame

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    The first offshore pile installation operation with the StabFrame, a newly created subsea pile-stabilising template, has been successfully completed in the OGX Waimea field in Brazil's Campos Basin. Used in a joint venture with Drilling Ltd.

    Shell expands LNG portfolio

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    Royal Dutch Shell has announced that it wants to buy East Africa-focused Cove Energy for USD 1.57 billion. The news comes after Cove announced on February 21st that it and its partner Anadarko had discovered further natural gas in the Lagosta field in Mozambique's offshore Rovuma Basin.
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