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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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Shell to sell stake in MacKenzie Gas Project

Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSA) plans to sell its 11.4% stake in a long-stalled, CAD 16.2 billion natural-gas production and pipeline project in Canada's far north, in addition to its other assets in the region.

Sumitomo receives first order for H-SA700

Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd. (Sumitomo Metals) has received the world’s first order for its innovative ultra-high tensile strength steel, H-SA700. The order comes from Obayashi Corporation (Obayashi) for construction of a Techno Station

Construction on Knapsack II CCPP underway

Siemens has begun work on the turnkey erection of the Knapsack II combined-cycle power plant (CCPP) at Hürth near Cologne, Germany. Siemens and Statkraft had already concluded a contract to build the plant in September 2010 but the project was conditional on obtaining planning permission

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Consumers Energy approved for first wind park

Consumers Energy has received approval from the Mason County Planning Commission for the company’s special land use permit application for its first wind park. The 100MW Lake Winds Energy Park will be constructed as part of Consumers Energy's plans

Largest single order in BUTTING’s history

BUTTING has won its largest single order in its 230 year history. The order, from Subsea 7, is for 84km of clad pipes for the Guará-Lula NE field project in Brazil. Part of the largest pre-salt oil fields discovered by Petrobras, the Guará-Lula NE fields are located in the Santos basin off the coast of Brazil.

McDermott wins subsea contract

McDermott has won a subsea contract for a deepwater offshore engineering and construction project, including structural transportation and installation of subsea infrastructure.

Samuel, Son & Co. acquires Basic Stainless

Samuel, Son & Co. (Samuel), the fifth largest metal processor and distributor in North America has acquired Basic Stainless Inc., a service center operating from an 80,000sq/ft facility in Marshfield, Wisconsin;

SENER and Torresol win CSP Today Award

SENER and Torresol Energy, the company leader in Concentrated Solar Power, a joint venture between SENER and Masdar received the US CSP Today Award in the categories of Engineering Firm of the Year and Commercialized Technology Innovation of the Year category, respectively.

Enterprise to construct NGL fractionator

Enterprise Products Partners LP has announced plans to construct a sixth natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionator at its Mont Belvieu, Texas facility that will increase capacity there by 75,000bpd.