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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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UAE: power and desalination plant

The Federal Electricity and Water Authority (FEWA) is spending USD 463 million on a new power and desalination plant currently being built in the Al Zawahara area in Ajman, UAE, as part of its continuing development projects worth USD 858 million.

Angle seat valves

Dwyer Instruments, Inc. announces the release of the Series SAV-BT angle seat valves.

Lead-screw based system

The new Kerk rapid guide screw from Huco, operates with both high rev/min and linear speeds, even over long spans.

Sandvik tubing in Europe

Sandvik Calamo, part of Sandvik Materials Technology, is offering stock availability of its high-purity tubing for semi-conductor manufacturing and clean gas applications from the new Sandvik distribution centre based at Venlo in the Netherlands.

Stainless steel affects Nickel demand

The high and volatile prices of the alloy metals that go into stainless steel are causing massive problems for both producers and consumers.

UK: LNG import terminal

South Hook LNG Terminal Co., The Woodlands, Texas, USA, has awarded CB&I a lump-sum turnkey contract for Phase II of a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal to be built near Milford Haven, Wales, UK.

Pre-fabricated pumping station

Rapid removal of wastewater from areas of buildings situated below sewer level is possible with a new pumping and lifting station from ABS Pumps.

Brazil: formaldehyde, resins plants

Borden Chemical Inc, Columbus, Ohio, USA, has announced that its Brazilian subsidiary, Borden Quimica Industria e Comercio SA, intends to build a formaldehyde and resins manufacturing complex to serve the rapidly growing engineered wood products market in southern Brazil and northern Uruguay.

BSSA approves new modules

The British Stainless Steel Association (BSSA) has added two modules to its RIBA-approved seminar programme.

Nickel training

The Nickel Institute has developed a slide presentation (with audio) that highlights good practices when fabricating austenitic stainless steels.