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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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China: massive coal-fired plant for Anhui

China is planning a giant coal-fired power project that will generate more electricity than even the massive Three Gorges Dam.

SS safety switch tolerates misalignment

Mechan Controls, the specialist manufacturer of non-contact safety switches, will be demonstrating an extensive collection of new products at this year's Drives and Controls Exhibition (the International Centre, Telford, UK, 12-14 October.)

New Caledonia: power plant

Alstom has been awarded a turnkey Engineer, Procure and Construct (EPC) contract to provide a new power plant for Prony Energies in New Caledonia.

Flowell wins approvals

Flowell International (Bousval, Belgium) announces that it has been approved by Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance.

Colombia: offshore development

Exxon Mobil Corporation has announced that its affiliate, ExxonMobil Exploration Colombia Limited, together with Ecopetrol and Petrobras, have signed the first exploration and production contract with Colombia's National Hydrocarbon Agency (ANH) to begin exploration activities offshore Colombia.

Contract between BP and Aker Kvaerner

Aker Kvaerner Netherlands BV has received a letter of intent to perform EPCm services for BP Petrochemical and Refining sites in Germany.

South Africa: Fluor wins clean fuel contract

Fluor Corporation will perform project management, engineering, procurement and construction services for the off-sites and utilities portion of refinery upgrades at Sasol's facility in Secunda, South Africa.

South Korea paper line

Metso Paper will supply a production line for fine paper to Hankuk Paper's Onsan mill in South Korea.

New Hastelloy corrosion loop at IFE

Norway's Institute for Energy Technology (IFE) has opened a new corrosion test loop built entirely in the nickel alloy Hastelloy C-276.

Saving PCB assembly time

The new quick-release stand-off fastener launched by Northern Precision (NP) is designed to reduce both the time and costs associated with traditional assembly methods for, say, PCBs.