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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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Deepwater duplex

Sandvik Materials Technology states that its newly developed duplex stainless steel tube grades are providing the ultra-high strength and corrosion resistance needed for the wellhead control systems for today’s enhanced oil and gas recovery methods.

USA: potash contract

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has received a contract for the expansion of a purified acid plant in Aurora, NC, USA.

BUTTING wins order from Talisman

At the end of 2004 BUTTING received a major order to supply more than 54,000 metres of mechanically bonded BUTTING-Bimetal pipes (BuBi®-pipes) for Talisman Energy (UK) Ltd’s Tweedsmuir project.

China: viscose fibre production

The Lenzing Group, a manufacturer of cellulose-based fibres, will build its own viscose fibre production plant in China.

ChevronTexaco de Mexico Awarded CRE Permit

ChevronTexaco de Mexico has been awarded a permit for a proposed natural gas import terminal off the coast of Baja California, Mexico.

Cable tie installation is plain sailing

Panduit has supplied new Super Heavy stainless steel cable ties and tension controlled tooling to Relay SW for installation on Royal Navy surface vessels.

Fabricating austenitic

An on-line slide presentation (with accompanying audio) has been launched by the Nickel Institute.

Electroless Nickel available in high volumes

Frost Electroplating (Birmingham, UK) has increased its electroless nickel plating capability.

Iran: Basell technology for new HDPE plant

Gharb Petrochemical Complex has selected Basell’s Hostalen technology for a new 300 KT per year high density polyethylene plant. The plant is to be built at Kermanshah, Kermanshah province, Iran.

New wireline steel grade from Sandvik

Sandvik Materials Technology announces that its new stainless steel precision wire grade developed for sour service slicklines and logging cables offers both operating and cost benefits, including reduced down-time.