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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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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.

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.

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.

Third Dutch Sector award for Subsea 7

Subsea 7 has received the letter of intent from Wintershall for work associated with the F16 project in the Dutch Sector of the North Sea.

Minerals processing in Australia

Outokumpu Technology has been awarded orders for the Ravensthorpe Nickel Project in Australia.

Oman: Toyo to build methanol plant

Toyo Engineering Corp. will construct a methanol plant in Oman.

Contract for Skinfaks/Rimfaks

A contract worth just under NOK 500 million covering subsea systems for Statoil’s joint Skinfaks/Rimfaks project in the North Sea has been awarded to FMC Kongsberg Subsea.

New nickel alloy

Eutectic UK has developed and patented a new spray-and-fused powder alloy for one of the toughest corrosion and wear applications available.

Indonesia: Subsea 7 secures contract from BP

Subsea 7 has been awarded a series of contracts by Stolt Offshore subsidiary PT Komaritim (PTK), in support of its recently acquired subsea operations services contract for BP West Java Ltd.