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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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Changeable combination padlock

The new Series 1740 Mk IV padlock from Camlock Systems (UK) is fitted with a re-programmable “eight locks in oneâ€? octagon radial pin tumbler mechanism providing maximum protection against the un-authorised duplication of keys.

UAE: Tube fittings for gas project

Parker Instrumentation’s (Barnstaple, UK) A-LOK tube fittings have been specified for the offshore platforms and onshore gas processing plant required for the Dolphin gas project.

Tube fittings and valves in seawater

Circor Gyrolok tube fittings and Hoke ball and needle valves from Circor Instrumentation (UK) in a special combination of Monel and stainless steel were selected by Anatrol (UK) for its seawater analysis system.

Fast food on the rise in China

The appetite for nickel based stainless steel in China is growing by leaps and bounds.

India: refinery capacity doubled

Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd (HPCL), India, will double its Visakhapatnam (India) refinery capacity to 300,000 barrels per day in three years and has offered Saudi Aramco a stake in the expanded unit, the company’s chairman said.

Double-sealed control valves

The Samson (USA) Type 3347 control valve is designed for aseptic applications in the food processing industry.

Germany: copolymers boost

BASF is increasing its production capacity for copolymers of vinyl chloride to 12,000 tons/year at its Ludwigshafen, Germany, site.

Virgin islands: hydro-treating unit

Technip (Paris) has been awarded, by Hovensa, a lump sum turnkey contract for a new hydro-treating unit to be located at its refinery in St. Croix, US Virgin Islands.

Factories for submersible motors

Saer(Italy) announces the construction of a new factory for submersible motors.

Bespoke transmitter for South Pars gas field

The Solartron Mobrey Special Projects team has announced the successful completion a project for the gas project at South Pars in Iran.