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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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Norway: modules and platform modifications

Hydro (Norway) has awarded Vetco Aibel (Norway) AS a contract for construction of two modules and platform modifications on the Njord A platform in the Norwegian Sea.

Stainless steel wire

Lifting Solutions (UK) has invested in new dies that now enable the company to design and fabricate a wide range of swaged products, including stainless steel wire, for an array of applications.

Norway: Statfjord late life approved

Plans for Statoil’s Statfjord late life and Tampen Link pipeline projects in the North Sea were given the green light by the Norwegian Storting (parliament).

Aseptic processing valves

The new Asepco Radial-Diaphragm valves from Biopharma Process Systems (UK) are designed for pharmaceutical processing applications where leakage, “dead legsâ€? or cross contamination are unacceptable.

UAE: wastewater treatment system

Tanqia (UAE) has been granted an exclusive 33-year concession by the Government of Fujairah to design, build, finance, own, operate, and expand a wastewater treatment system for the City of Fujairah, Qidfa and Mirbah, and a number of hamlets within the concession area.

Stainless electrical conduit

Kopex International offers its Liquid Tight electrical conduit made of stainless steel but with a polymer outer sleeve for use in food plants and breweries.

316 in air force memorial

The new Air Force Memorial in Arlington, USA, will have three molybdenum-containing Type 316 stainless steel spires soaring skyward.

Rotary sensor goes stainless

The new SRS880 sealed rotary sensor from Penny + Giles Controls (USA) is now available with an optional stainless steel housing.

Saudi Arabia: petrochemical complex

Fluor Corporation has been awarded a contract by Saudi Arabia’s Project Management & Development Company Ltd (PMD) to provide front-end engineering and design and project management consultancy services for the USD 3.5 billion Jubail petrochemicals complex.

The Netherlands: offshore wind-farm

Shell and Dutch energy company Nuon have signed the final contracts for their joint realisation of the first Dutch offshore wind farm, located at Egmond aan Zee, 10 miles outside the Dutch coast.