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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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South Africa: new reactor

South African’s Koeberg Power Station has announced plans to build the country’s first Pebble Bed Modular Reactor in a smaller facility.

Anodised titanium

Tecan (Weymouth, UK) has developed what it claims is an environmentally friendly process for the anodising of titanium parts.

New chemical company

A new company has been formed from the chemicals arm and some of the polymers activities of Bayer AG.

Outokumpu bridge project

Outokumpu Stainless Hot Rolled Plate has received an order from Hong Kong for stainless steel to be used in the construction of a bridge.

Russia: Sakhalin investment approved

India’s Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved ONGC Videsh Ltd’s additional investment of USD 1.07 billion in the Sakhlain-I oil and gas field in Russia.

Mott MacDonald wins UK water contracts

Mott MacDonald has been awarded two framework agreements by Thames Water Utilities in support of its capital programme for clean water networks in London.

Two heads are better than one

Orbimatic has introduced its Orbitwin unit for high-rate production tube welding.

Cutting electrode

Speciality Welds has announced the launch of its new Swordfish arc-cutting electrode.

Iran: South Pars tenders

Iran’s National Iranian Oil Co. (NIOC) has launched tenders for several of the 20 phases of of offshore developments that have been ratified by the Iranian government.

EDF approves EPR pilot unit

Foratom (Brussels, Belgium) has announced that Electricité de France (EDF) has given the go-ahead for the construction of a demonstration EPR unit at Flamanville (Manche).