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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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StarWeld tool family

Rofin-Baasel (UK) introduces its new StarWeld tool family, for repairing injection mould and blow mould tools with laser welding.

Orissa: steel plant

The Supreme Court of Orissa has given its nod to Tata Steel to go ahead with its steel plant project at Dubri in Jajpur district of Orissa, which was unable to take off because of the dispute on land allotment with the Kalinga Power Corp. Ltd.

Torque limiters

Tandler Precision (UK) has released its new R+W SK range of torque limiters.

USA: nuclear plants

Duke Power has announced that it will prepare a combined construction and operating license (COL) for two Westinghouse AP1000s.

UK: Goosander tie-back

Venture Production Plc has awarded Subsea 7 its first major EPIC (engineering, procurement, installation and construction) contract under their recently announced partnership agreement.

Sage Gateshead complex

Connell Mott MacDonald along with architects, Foster and Partners and Gateshead Council were recognised for their role in the design of the Sage Gateshead when representatives collected the Best Local Authority Building award at the British Construction Industry Awards in London, UK.

Nitty-Gritty equipment

Orbimatic (UK) has added its new Nitty-Gritty weld cleaning and marking systems to their range of products.

SS air treatment equipment

A new range of air preparation equipment from Midland-ACS has been developed to give higher flow rates and more precise control of air pressure and flow in arduous environments such as food, water processing and petrochemical applications.

Pierce fastener assembly

Profil UK will introduce its pierce fastener assembly presentation of advanced assembly solutions for sheet metal applications at the forthcoming Wales and South-West Manufacturing Exhibition, which takes place at the Cardiff International Arena, UK on 16th and 17th November.

Vietnam: nuclear power plant

Vietnam’s first nuclear power plant could be in operation by 2017.