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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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Arcelor to merge with Severstal

Arcelor (Luxembourg) and Severstal (Russia) have agreed to merge.

Free Anopol anti-corrosion guide

Anopol has published an illustrated guide, available free, detailing how to protect the various grades from post-fabrication corrosion.

Pressure switch order

Delta Controls has secured its first major order in Western Australia for pressure switches. The order was for 27 of the all stainless steel construction 231 and 301 Performance models, for the DBNGP (Dampier to Bunbury Natural Gas Pipeline) stage 4-expansion project.

Algeria: gas facility project

Russian pipeline company Stroitransgaz will bid for the construction of a gas processing facility in Algeria.

ThyssenKrupp Quarter

Thyssen Krupp AG is planning the ThyssenKrupp Quarter in Essen, Germany, to be built on an inner-city plot of 15 hectares.

India: product pipelines

Hindustan Petroleum Corp. has made plans for setting up product pipelines.

Arc Energy ships to Iran

Weld overlay cladding specialist Arc Energy Resources has shipped its first direct export order to Iran since appointing Tehran-based Pardiskeyan Co Ltd as its agent in the country.

Parkegate expands

UK-based Parkegate has acquired metal strip processing equipment specialist KCS Herr-Voss (UK) Ltd.

Brazil: CTMP plant

Andritz and Klabin has signed a Letter of Intent under which Andritz will supply on an EPC basis the complete CTMP (Chemi-Thermo Mechanical Pulping) plant for the new board production line to be installed at the Klabin Monte Alegre mill in Telêmaco Borba, Paraná, Brazil.

USA: NGL pipeline

Overland Pass Pipeline Co. LLC, Tulsa, plans to build a 750mi NGL pipeline from gas processing facilities in the Rocky Mountains to a market hub in Central Kansas.