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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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Two heads are better than one

Orbimatic has introduced its Orbitwin unit for high-rate production tube welding.

Cutting electrode

Speciality Welds has announced the launch of its new Swordfish arc-cutting electrode.

Iran: South Pars tenders

Iran’s National Iranian Oil Co. (NIOC) has launched tenders for several of the 20 phases of of offshore developments that have been ratified by the Iranian government.

EDF approves EPR pilot unit

Foratom (Brussels, Belgium) has announced that Electricité de France (EDF) has given the go-ahead for the construction of a demonstration EPR unit at Flamanville (Manche).

BUTTING supplies Oman gas project

BUTTING has supplied about 1840 tons of duplex pipes for the Saih Nihayda Gas project in Oman.

BASF: future of Ludwigshafen site

BASF plans to invest a total of EUR 6 billion in capital expenditures, modernization and plant maintenance at its Ludwigshafen site by 2009.

Spray-and-fused powder alloy

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

Submersible pump from Lowara

Lowara, part of the ITT Industries Group, has introduced a new submersible pump made of stainless steel.

China: Qingdao refinery

Sinopec has launched a subsidiary company, Sinopec Qingdao Refinery and Chemical Company, to construct and operate a USD 1.2 billion refinery in Qingdao,China.

Jacobs to build parenteral facility

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. announces that a subsidiary company has been selected to provide design and other professional services required to design a new parenteral facility for pharmaceuticals company Bristol-Myers Squibb.