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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).

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USA: gasification in Louisiana

Aker Kvaerner ASA, along with Japan’s Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries (IHI), has been awarded a contract for the Cameron LNG re-gasification terminal in Louisiana, USA.

UK: Welsh debottlenecking

Foster Wheeler Ltd has been awarded a contract to debottleneck and improve the energy efficiency of Total’s refinery at Milford Haven, Wales, UK.

Finland: Areva modernisation

A consortium led by AREVA has signed a contract with Fortum Heat and Power Oy for the modernisation of instrumentation & control (I&C) systems in the Loviisa nuclear power plant in Finland.

Norway: Sleipner Riser contract

Statoil, as operator for Sleipner, has awarded Aker Kvaerner a contract for transport and installation of the Langeled riser at the Sleipner Riser platform.

Stainless switches address harsh demands

A range of stainless-steel switches, keypads and keyboards addresses the ergonomic risks associated with harsh industrial and externally located applications.

Vessels and pipes for paper mill

BUTTING Schwedt has supplied LEIPA Georg Leinfelder GmbH with 120 vessels and 71 kilometres of pipes for a new paper machine.

Petrosea coal contract

PT Petrosea Tbk has signed a contract to mine both coal and overburden for PT Bukit Baiduri Energi in east Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia.

Miniature SS data loggers

Signatrol is introducing its SL50 series of miniature stainless steel temperature data loggers.

UK Keppel new-build contracts

Keppel Offshore & Marine has secured two new-build contracts totaling USD 60 million through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Keppel Verolme in the Netherlands and Keppel AmFELS in USA.

New Zealand: offshore gas award

Technip will install the flexible lines, umbilicals and the wellhead platform of the Pohokura gas development project in New Zealand.