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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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Korea: ship orders for Libya

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co., a unit of Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., has won orders for four product chemical tankers from Libyan firms.

UK: LDPE plant on Teeside

Huntsman has announced the go-ahead for plans to build the world's largest low-density polyethylene (LDPE) manufacturing facility, on Teesside in the UK.

Nickel Institute appointment

Dr Ivor Kirman, President of the Nickel Institute, has announced that Dr Wouter Ghyoot will be joining the Nickel Institute on 13 September as European Manager, Environmental and Health Science Issues.

Non-ball leadscrews

Non-ball leadscrews are offered for demanding miniature applications, such as miniature pumps and dispensing systems, micro-actuators and laser and optical focusing mechanisms.

Danieli to supply Ohio melting facility

Danieli will provide Charter Steel with a melting facility for Charter’s new steel making facility under construction near Cleveland, USA.

Right-angle gearbox resists corrosion

Tol-O-Matic's new corrosion-resistant (CR) version of the Slide-Rite universal right-angle gearbox is designed to meet the demands of harsh, potentially corrosive industrial environments.

Vandal resistant switches get the blues

The latest addition to Bulgin Components' family of vandal-resistant switches is a blue illuminated version - a colour particularly suited to contemporary panel designs.

UK: Jacobs to build refrigerant plant

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has been selected by INEOS Fluor to provide project management, construction management, engineering, and procurement services for the expansion of KLEA 125 (HFC 125 refrigerant) production at INEOS Fluor's Runcorn facility in England.

Russo-Norwegian Barents Sea LNG

Gazprom, Rosneft and Statoil have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to conduct joint studies on various projects.

Russian cracking complex

Foster Wheeler Energy Limited has been awarded an engineering contract by OAO Salavatnefteorgsintez (SNOS) for a fluidised catalytic cracking (FCC) complex in Russia.