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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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France chosen as site for fusion reactor

A six-party consortium has chosen France as the site for an experimental nuclear fusion reactor, a spokeswoman for the European Union has said.

Stainless steel fabrication

A workshop designed to provide basic principles on welding and fabricating stainless steel, targeted at all those involved in fabrication, especially engineers and senior management, was held recently at Outokumpu Stainless in Sheffield, UK.

Cardboard cutter

E-Components and Chains of Pocklington (UK) has announced the launch of their Detectamet metal detectable plastic cardboard cutter.

USA: FCCU capacity increase

Chevron Global Refining has announced plans to increase the capacity of the Pascagoula (Mississippi) Refinery’s Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit (FCCU) by about 25%, from a current capacity of 63,000 barrels per day.

Ball valve for purity applications

Dwyer Instruments, Inc, has announced the release of its new Series BV3HL-3A hand lever ball valve.

Iran: polyethylene (HDPE) manufacturing plant

Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd (MES) and Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (MCI)have jointly entered into a contract with Iran’s Mehr Petrochemical Co. Ltd (MHPC) for construction of a high density polyethylene (HDPE) manufacturing plant.

pH/conductivity transmitter

The new Liquiline M from Endress + Hauser is a pH/conductivity transmitter with a large plain text display that shows the measured value in sensibly sized figures 22mm high.

South Korea: advanced dual drilling system

Aker Kvaerner has signed a contract with Samsung Heavy Industries in Korea for delivery of an advanced dual drilling system to a new semi-submersible drilling platform to Eastern Drilling.

Clasp locks off switches

Castell Iso-Lok (UK) has introduced a “thin-haspâ€? Multi-Clasp for machine isolation.

Centrifugal pump alternative

Viking’s thin liquid internal gear pumps handle low viscosity liquids with high efficiency, offering many advantages in applications normally associated with centrifugal pumps.