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Possible stainless steel-based SEZ at Salem

Steel Authority of India will submit its proposal for setting up a stainless steel special economic zone (SEZ) at its existing stainless steel facility at Salem in Tamil Nadu to the commerce ministry.

Stainless steel duplex plate

Stirlings Australia now stocks stainless steel super duplex 2507 plate in sizes 3mm x 1.5 m x 6m, 5mm x 2m x 6m, 6mm x 2m x 6m, 8mm x 2m x 6m, 10mm x 2m x 6m, 12mm x 2m x 6m, 16 x 2m x 6m, 20mm x 2m x 6m, 25mm x 2m x 6m and 32mm x 2m x 4m.

Positek X111 sensor

Everight Precision Technologies Corp., the North American distributor for British sensor manufacturer Positek Ltd, now offers the Positek X111 intrinsically safe linear variable inductive transducer position sensor for use in oil and gas exploration, production, and transportation, heavy equipment, and factory automation applications.

Stainless pump housing

BUTTING’s stainless steel pump housing product range covers 160 different components in lengths ranging from 44.5mm to 900mm.

Posco promotes zero-nickel stainless

Posco, the largest steelmaker in South Korea, has developed a new stainless steel, graded POS445NF.

Nickel price affects SS again

304 CR base price from Europe to Asia for May shipments has risen again to USD 5100 to 5300 per ton from April's USD 5000 to 5200 per ton deliveries.

Kloster expands

Outokumpu’s thin strip Kloster (Långshyttan, Sweden) is expanding capacity by half and will also broadened its product range. Kloster’s second Supplier of the Year...

UAE: sour gas project

BP and Royal Dutch Shell have submitted bids for a sour gas project in the UAE that could have a price tag as high as USD 10 billion.

400 series output increase

China's steel mills will increase their 400 series stainless steel output as higher nickel prices are squeezing profit margins.

China: SS complex

China-based Fujian Fuxin Special Steel Co. has announced plans to set up a stainless steel mill with an annual capacity of 720,000tns of finished hot rolled coil before 2009.