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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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Nigeria: refinery in Calabar

Total Support Refineries (TSR) has concluded arrangements to begin construction of a USD 100 million, 12,000 barrels per day capacity modular refinery in Calabar, SE Nigeria.

Austria: polypropylene expansion

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has announced that a subsidiary company has received two contracts from Borealis to provide project services for the expansion of polypropylene production capacity at Borealis's facilities in Schwechat, Austria, and Ronningen, Norway.

Stainless steel bellows sealed valves

Spirax Sarco has produced two PN40 flanged bellows sealed valves that, it claims, offer low maintenance costs for hygienic applications that demand non-corrosive equipment, for food, pharmaceuticals and chemicals.

Submersible hydrostatic level transducers

Pressure Systems, manufacturer of KPSI transducers, now offers two new submersible hydrostatic level transducers designed specifically for compatibility with Campbell Scientific dataloggers.

Käppala and Kemira invest in sludge treatment

The Käppala Association in Stockholm and Kemira have entered into a licensing agreement for Kemicond, a new method for reducing sludge volumes and enhancing sludge quality.

Korea: ship orders for Libya

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co., a unit of Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., has won orders for four product chemical tankers from Libyan firms.

Nickel Institute appointment

Dr Ivor Kirman, President of the Nickel Institute, has announced that Dr Wouter Ghyoot will be joining the Nickel Institute on 13 September as European Manager, Environmental and Health Science Issues.

Non-ball leadscrews

Non-ball leadscrews are offered for demanding miniature applications, such as miniature pumps and dispensing systems, micro-actuators and laser and optical focusing mechanisms.

UK: LDPE plant on Teeside

Huntsman has announced the go-ahead for plans to build the world's largest low-density polyethylene (LDPE) manufacturing facility, on Teesside in the UK.

Danieli to supply Ohio melting facility

Danieli will provide Charter Steel with a melting facility for Charter’s new steel making facility under construction near Cleveland, USA.