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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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Gehry invited to build WTC art centre

Frank Gehry and the Norwegian firm Snøhetta have won commissions to design the two cultural buildings at Ground Zero, completing a slate of designers for the site that conspicuously does not include master planner Daniel Liebeskind.

Pressure relief for hygienic applications

Elfab has developed a unique pressure-relief system for use in aseptic and hygienic process conditions.

Contract signed for Ormen Lange

Norsk Hydro and Aker Kværner have signed the main installation contract for the Ormen Lange onshore plant on the NW coast of Norway.

Ball nose finishing cutter

A new design of ball nose milling cutter for finish-machining of moulds and dies as well as other complex profiling applications has been launched by Stellram under the designation RGS.

India: BHEL wins power plant order

Indian power plant equipment maker Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd has won a 6.25-billion-rupee order to set up a 210 MW thermal power plant in Madhya Pradesh.

Sweden: nuclear upgrade

Sweden's Forsmarks Kraftgrupp, the owner of the Forsmark nuclear plant, has approved a 410MW capacity increase at the plant.

Netherlands: gas storage planned

Dutch utility Essent is planning to turn three depleted gas fields at Waalwijk in the south of the Netherlands into a 600-800 million cubic metres gas storage facility.

Compact outline for duckbill check valve

Beswick Engineering's new ultra-miniature duckbill check valve is designed to withstand up to 17bar(g) backpressure.

India: power plant in Rajasthan

Engineering giant Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has gained a Rs 550 crore order for setting up a 330MW gas-based power plant in Rajasthan.

Mauritania: Chinguetti development

Technip has been awarded by Subsea 7 a contract for the supply of all risers and some of the flowlines for the Chinguetti field, the first oil development offshore Mauritania.