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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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Australia: Queensland power plant

Queensland Gas Company (QGC) Ltd has appointed a consortium of Thiess Pty Ltd and Siemens Ltd to construct a gas fired power station in southern Queensland.

Conductivity electrodes for boilers

Sensorex is offering a line of stainless steel conductivity sensors suited for boiler blowdown and other high temperature conductivity applications.

Drilling holes in stainless components

Delcam's Power Solution CADCAM software has been selected by the Winbro Group for its new five-axis laser machining process, Lasemill.

New flux-core wire

Techalloy (a division of Arcelor) has introduced its Techalloy 625 FCA, which aims to combine the ease of use of a flux-core wire with nickel alloy applications.

Iraqi power: German group wins contract

The German engineering firm Elbe Maschinenbau has been awarded a contract by Iraq's Ministry of Electricity to build three power plants serving the Baghdad area of Iraq.

Nigeria: LNG pipeline

Daewoo Engineering & Construction (E&C) will build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) pipeline in Nigeria for USD 95.73 million.

Russia: Sakhalin plans

Russian energy giants Gazprom and Rosneft are considering plans jointly to tackle natural gas fields offshore Sakhalin Island in the Russian far east, Gazprom has said.

Stainless steel and titanium bellows

At the MicroTec 2004 conference (Orlando, Florida, 13–15 October 2004), Richard R. Larsen of Flexial Corporation will present a paper "Microscopic Edge Welding of Stainless Steel and Titanium Bellows".

India to supply steel for Euro coins

Indian steel will be used to make Euro coins.

Barges in Caspian Sea

Aker Kvaerner has signed a letter of intent to perform fabrication, outfitting and testing of seven barges for oil production in the giant Kashagan oilfield in the north Caspian Sea, offshore Kazakhstan.