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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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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.

UK: biomass boiler contract

Foster Wheeler Ltd, Hamilton, Bermuda, has announced that its subsidiary Foster Wheeler Energy Ltd has been awarded a USD 53 million contract by SembCorp Utilities UK Ltd.

India: MRPL capacity expansion

ONGC, India, is planning to expand the capacity of Mangalore Refineries and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL), India, to 15 million tonnes.

Stainless SteelCAL for engineers

The Steel Construction Institute has launched its computer-aided learning package “Stainless SteelCAL for Engineers,â€? a sister module to Stainless SteelCAL for Architects, launched on the Internet in early 2004.

Rolling mill produces 27-ton rings

BRÜCK® develops and manufactures seamless rolled rings from stainless steel such as Duplex and Superduplex for use in space travel at its production location in Ensheim.

Nigeria: Eni LNG projects

Italy’s Eni is planning to more than quadruple its liquefaction capacity by 2008, concentrating on new projects in North and West Africa as part of a wider strategic plan to strengthen the company’s presence in European gas markets and in the liquefied natural gas (LNG).

Aker Kvaerner changes management team

Aker Kvaerner’s Chief of Staff and Executive Vice President Finn Berg Jacobsen (65) has resigned as of 15 March.

HVCA systems use stainless steel tubing

Orbimatic, Germany, is assisting ADMS Engineering in the use of stainless steel tubing for heating, cooling and ventilation systems. The use of stainless steel pipe offers some advantages over other materials, but it also offers other benefits which are not normally realised at the front end design stage.

Japan, Germany: Shin-Etsu expands

Shin-Etsu Chemical Company Ltd plans to expand its production capacity for methylcellulose in Japan and Germany.

USA: lime-softening plants

The Metropolitan Utilities District of Omaha recently awarded USFilter, Schaumburg, Illinois, USA, a more than USD 6 million contract to provide clarification and de-watering technology for its new 100-million-gallon-per-day (MGD) Platte west water treatment plant.