News

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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Stainless steel blades

Inossidabile introduces stainless steel blades made from austenitic stainless steel.

Right angle sanitary gear-motor

A new line of stainless steel Helical Bevel gear drives is now available from Falk Corp. (USA), for food industry sanitary requirements.

Low cost duplex hollow sections

Stalatube Oy has the capability to manufacture square and rectangular hollow sections in a new grade called ’Lean duplex’.

Stainless steel wall protection

Gradus wall protection from Gradus group has extended its range of stainless steel products to provide contractors and specifiers with a wider choice of options.

Photoelectric sensors

IFM Electronic (UK) introduces a new design that combines stainless steel and plastics in a range of photoelectric sensors for universal use.

Iran: LNG project

Oil and Natural Gas Corp. may take up the 20% stake Malaysia’s Petronas has abandoned in a USD 2 billion liquefied natural gas project in Iran.

Portugal: biomass-fired boiler

Foster Wheeler Ltd. has announced that its Spanish subsidiary in the Foster Wheeler Global Power Group has been awarded a contract valued at approximately USD 14.5 million to supply a biomass-fired bubbling fluidized bed (BFB) boiler to Portucel Viana Energia.

Portugal: wave energy converter

The UK wave energy development firm Ocean Power Delivery (OPD) has announced the signing of an order with a Portuguese consortium to build the initial phase of the world’s first commercial wave-farm to generate renewable electricity from ocean waves.

Lime calcining plants for TISCO

Metso Minerals will supply three lime calcining plants to Tai Yuan Iron & Steel (Group) Co. Ltd (TISCO), China’s largest stainless steel manufacturer.

Stainless steel tanks

The VK Tanks and Silos (USA) method of tank construction allows on-site construction of circular stainless steel storage tanks for the purpose of storing potable water, wastewater, toxic chemicals, and petroleum products.