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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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Russia: Sakhalin plans

Russian energy giants Gazprom and Rosneft are considering plans jointly to tackle natural gas fields offshore Sakhalin Island in the Russian far east, Gazprom has said.

Stainless steel and titanium bellows

At the MicroTec 2004 conference (Orlando, Florida, 13–15 October 2004), Richard R. Larsen of Flexial Corporation will present a paper "Microscopic Edge Welding of Stainless Steel and Titanium Bellows".

India to supply steel for Euro coins

Indian steel will be used to make Euro coins.

Nigeria: LNG pipeline

Daewoo Engineering & Construction (E&C) will build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) pipeline in Nigeria for USD 95.73 million.

Barges in Caspian Sea

Aker Kvaerner has signed a letter of intent to perform fabrication, outfitting and testing of seven barges for oil production in the giant Kashagan oilfield in the north Caspian Sea, offshore Kazakhstan.

Netherlands: Teijin Twaron boosts capacity

Aker Kvaerner has signed a EUR 5 million contract with Teijin Twaron, one of the world’s largest producers of high-performance fibres.

High speed SAW clads tube sheets with SS

Specialised weld overlay cladding from Arc Energy Resources has been specified by Wellman Graham to provide corrosion protection on heat exchanger tube sheets destined for a new methanol plant in Trinidad.

Double belt press system secures order

A double belt press system, tailored to the specific needs of fibre composite material production, has secured a EUR 3 million order for Sandvik Process Systems, part of Sandvik Materials Technology.

“Chemical Island” in Brazil

Eka Chemicals, Akzo Nobel's pulp and paper chemicals business unit, has secured a 15 year supply agreement for the delivery of chemicals to the new Veracel pulp mill at Eunápolis in the state of Bahia, Brazil.

Anti-corrosive pressure transducers

American Sensor Technologies, a manufacturer of MEMS-based pressure sensors, transducers and transmitters based in Landing, NJ, offers the Model AST 4600 Explosionproof Pressure Sensor.