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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 project in Gulf of Mexico

McDermott International Inc. has announced that one of its subsidiaries has been awarded a contract by PEMEX Exploración y Producción for procurement, construction and installation of three oil and gas pipelines

Stewart new non exec director of Vital

Vital Metals Limited has appointed Doug Stewart as a non executive director of the company and special advisor to the Watershed Tungsten Project. Stewart will assume his role immediately. With an expansive career spanning over 40 years

New welding process by De Tomi

De Tomi company has announced the start-up of its internal Cladding process.
The company’s welding qualifications are in accordance with the most used international welding standard, the ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code IX.

LNG export project in Columbia

Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. has partnered with EXMAR to develop a LNG export project in northern Colombia. EXMAR is a Belgian-based diversified shipping group serving the international oil and gas industry.

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TATA wins pipe contract from Subsea 7

TATA Steel has received contracts valued at approximately USD 32 million from Subsea 7 to provide 43km of pipe for three North Sea pipeline installation projects. These include BP's Andrew Area and Apache’s Bacchus developments. TATA's Hartlepool plant

TDW completes subsea intervention

T.D. Williamson SA (TDW) has completed a subsea hot tap intervention operation to facilitate the successful tie-in of a new gas pipeline to an existing pipeline. The new pipeline forms a portion of the Burullus Gas Company’s West Delta Deep Marine (WDDM) Phase VII development project

ArcelorMittal appoints logistics director

Maxim Metalnikov has been appointed logistics director at ArcelorMittal Kryviy Rih. In his new role, Metalnikov will be responsible for creating a shared service structure in an attempt to unify the company’s different logistics and customs departments.

Dongfeng stainless sheet line underway

Dongfeng Shipbuilding Co. has begun construction on a new stainless steel sheet production line in the city of Wulanchabu in Inner Mongolia, China. The USD 1.19 billion project has a designed annual capacity of 1 million mt.

McJunkin Red Man to acquire SPF

McJunkin Red Man Corporation (MRC) has signed an agreement to acquire Stainless Pipe and Fittings Australia Pty Ltd (SPF). This brings MRC one step closer to realizing the company’s strategic vision to be the world’s leading pipe, valve and fitting (PVF) distribution company for the energy and industrial markets.