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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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.

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.