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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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USA: Blind Faith platform installation

Chevron with partner Kerr-McGee has awarded Aker Kvaerner a contract for marine operations for installation of the Blind Faith platform in the Gulf of Mexico.

Germany: electrolysis conversion

Uhde is converting an amalgam electrolysis plant which has been in operation for 40 years to its latest generation of energy-saving Uhde membrane cells for Vestolit GmbH & Co. KG site in Germany.

Iran: GTL processing plant

Iran’s oil industry is planning to build a small GTL (gas to liquid) processing plant in the Assaluyeh, southern Iran.

UK: wave power station

Plans to build a wave power station off Pembrokeshire have been unveiled. Backers hope to have what they call a Wave Dragon unit in the sea at West Dale Bay near Milford Haven in 2007.

Kazakhstan: petrochemical complex

Foster Wheeler Ltd has announced that its Italian subsidiary Foster Wheeler Italiana SpA has been awarded a contract by KazMunaiGas Exploration and Production for a detailed feasibility study for a new petrochemical complex and related facilities to be built in several locations in Western Kazakhstan.

New CR SS line in Jiagmen

Rixin Stainless Steel Co Ltd has announced that a 12,000 ton cold-rolled stainless steel project will start operations on 18 December in Jiangmen of Guangdong Province of China.

Helical reduction gearboxes

Renold Gears has launched its shaft mounted helical reduction gearboxes with flanges for direct mounting of IEC and NEMA motors.

Australia: gas project development

Global subsea contractor, Subsea 7 has announced a contract award valued in the region of USD 6.8 million by Allseas for the Woodside Otway Gas Project, located in the Bass Straits offshore Australia in water depths of approximately 100m.

Pulsed MIG Welding CD-Rom

ESAB now offers a free CD-Rom called “Pulsed MIG Weldingâ€? that explains the features and benefits of this welding process, also sometimes referred to as pulsed MIG/MAG welding or pulsed arc MIG welding.

Open die hydraulic press

Scot Forge, a supplier of open die and rolled ring forgings, is now offering expanded forging capabilities with the addition of its two-column, open die hydraulic press.