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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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Jacobs wins contract from BP

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has announced that a subsidiary company has signed a Master Enabling Contract with BP International.

Anti-terrorist protection

MMIC EOD, designers of equipment to inspect and neutralise terrorist devices, have chosen specially adapted pneumatic components from Parker Hannifin for its Monica case entry system.

Stainless pipes for Chinese LNG tanker

BUTTING will supply stainless steel pipes for the first LNG tankers to be built by a Chinese shipyard.

Malaysia: Petra lands Shell job

Petra Perdana Bhd has received a letter of intent to undertake maintenance and retrofit services for offshore facilities in east Malaysia.

Bulgaria: wastewater plant

Mott MacDonald has been awarded a contract to act as technical advisors by the Bulgarian government to develop a new wastewater treatment plant and related sewerage infrastructure in Haskovo, Bulgaria.

Taiwan power project

ATI Allegheny Ludlum will supply specialty metals for a reactor building service-water piping system at a power plant in Taiwan.

Indonesia: fertiliser and particle board factories

PT Perkebunan Nusantara III and PT Surya Bumi Agro Langgeng agreed with China’s Guangcai Jing Xu Ltd Co. to build fertiliser and particle board factories in Indonesia.

Bayer in China

Bayer MaterialScience will invest EUR 2.1 billion worldwide by 2006 to modernise and expand its plants and facilities.

JSL ferro-chrome unit

JINDAL Stainless Ltd (JSL) completed the foundation work for its ferro-chrome furnace at Duburi in Orissa in October

Pressure sensor for sanitary use

The new 1700/1701 range of sensors from Gems Sensors features an integral diaphragm made of AISI 316 stainless steel.