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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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DC-LVDT position sensors

Macro Sensors introduces a new line of 24V DC-operated spring-loaded LVDT position sensors suitable for a variety of position measurement and dimensional gaging applications.

Algeria: onshore pipelines

Welspun-Gujarat Stahl Rohren Ltd has received an order from Stroy Transgas (Canadian gas major) as the EPC contractor of Sonatrach, Algeria.

Jindal to increase capacity

Jindal Stainless Ltd (JSL) will increase capacity at its plant in Hissar, Haryana.

Vietnam: SS project approved

Minister of Planning and Investment Vo Hong Phuc handed over licences to a foreign invested projects at the Viet Nam Forinvest 2005 in Ha Noi on 3 November.

Sandmeyer adds A330 plate

Sandmeyer Steel Co. has added Alloy 330 to its line of heat resistant stainless steel and nickel alloy plate products.

India: eco-friendly power plant

Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd has bagged an order from Indian Oil Corp. (IOC) for setting up an energy efficient and environment friendly co-generation power plant at IOC’s Haldia refinery complex.

Duty tax on SS from EU

Russia’s Ministry of Economic Development and Trade has prepared a resolution for the administration imposing a prohibitive duty on the import of nickel containing stainless steel.

Portable plasma-arc cutter

ESAB has introduced its latest plasma cutting machine, the Powercut 650 plasmarc.

New centrifugal blowers

Atlas Copco has announced the release of its new Z range of positive displacement and centrifugal blowers.

Singapore: deep water drilling system

Jurong Shipyard in Singapore has awarded Aker Kvaerner MH, a company in the Aker Kvaerner group, the contract for delivery of advanced deepwater drilling system for one semi-submersible drilling rig to PetroMena AS.