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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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USA: paper upgrade

Kadant Black Clawson Inc., a subsidiary of Kadant Inc., has received an order from Inland Empire Paper Company, Spokane, Washington, for a Liquid Cyclone™ cleaner and a SansGrit™ sand and grit separator.

Syria: power plant

The Syrian Minister of Electricity, Muneib Saem al-Dahr, has said that the European Investment Bank has approved a loan of EUR 200 million to finance a power transformation plant.

Digital welding technology

Fronius (the Netherlands) has developed a CrNi welding software for joining parts made from high-alloy steels.

Accurate measurement of gases and liquids

American Sensor Technologies Inc. has introduced a new line of differential pressure sensors.

China: Roche plant in Shanghai

Roche has announced that it is building a second high-tech manufacturing facility in Shanghai to produce the cancer medicine Xeloda and the transplantation medicine CellCept for the Chinese market as of 2006.

UK: power plant close to gas terminals

RWE's UK subsidiary Npower is to evaluate the building of a new 2000MW gas-fired power plant close to its mothballed oil-fired plant at Pembroke in Wales.

Thailand: formaldehyde and resins plant

Dynea International Oy has approved a plan to build a formaldehyde and resins plant in Hatyai, in Southern Thailand.

Integral diaphragm sensor

Gems Sensors’ new 1700/1701 range of integral diaphragm sensor features an integral diaphragm made of AISI 316 stainless steel.

Russia: chemical carriers

Odfjell will build a series of advanced product/chemical carriers for a Russian shipyard Sevmash at Severodvinsk near Arkangelsk.

New dosing pumps

The Primeroyal dosing pumps range has been extended following the introduction of two new models, the Primeroyal L and N versions.