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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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Cooling goes stainless

Orbimatic GmbH is assisting ADMS Engineering Ltd in the use of stainless steel tubing for heating, cooling and ventilation systems.

Azores Islands: geothermal power plant

Ormat Technologies, Inc. from Sparks, Nevada, USA, has announced that two of its subsidiaries have entered into Supply and Engineering Procurement contracts for a new geothermal power plant to be constructed on Sao Miguel Island in the Azores.

PM training courses

The European Powder Metallurgy Association announces a new series of Training Courses on Powder Metallurgy for young Materials and Design engineers

Machine vision copes with harsh usage

The first UK demonstration of the stainless steel Extreme Environment Legend XE camera will take place at IPOT (16/17 February, Hall 12, NEC Birmingham, UK.

Ireland: sea well contract

The Peak Group has secured a contract with Burlington Resources Irish Sea Ltd for the planning and management of three gas wells in the East Irish Sea.

Welding demonstration

PCI Energy Services, LLC (PCI), from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA has successfully completed the welding demonstration phase of its recently awarded dry fuel storage canister welding contract with Dominion Nuclear Connecticut (DNC) for Millstone Power Station.

Stainless used in CERN research

BUTTING technology is being used to help scientists at CERN (Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire, Geneva, Switzerland) find out more about anti-matter.

Caspian: gas injection

Agip KCO has awarded GE Energy a contract to supply an ultra high-pressure, sour gas injection system for the Kashagan oilfield in the North Caspian Sea.

Norway: Fram East contract

Hydro has awarded Aker Kvaerner the contract for reconstruction of the Troll C platform in order to produce oil from the satellite field Fram East.

Containment for hydrocarbon samples

Parker Instrumentation has launched a range of stainless steel sampling cylinders, conforming to the Transportable Pressure Equipment Directive (TPED).