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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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Stainless tubes handle higher temperatures

Sandvik Materials Technology has added three new grades to its range of stainless-steel tube and pipe for high-temperature applications.

China: paper finishing line for Sun Paper

Metso Paper, together with its Chinese joint venture company Valmet-Xian, will supply a complete paper finishing line to Sun Paper in Yanzhou, in the province of Shandong in China.

UK: hydro plant for Loch Ness

Approval has been given for an GBP 85 million power station at Loch Ness by Scotland's Highland Council.

Ukraine: coalmine gas to energy

GE Jenbacher, a division of GE Energy, has received a contract to provide 22 complete gas engine co-generation systems for a Ukrainian coalmine gas-to-energy project.

Iran: Japan to develop Arak refinery

The Japanese JGC company has signed an agreement with the state-run National Iranian Oil Engineering and Construction Company to develop Arak Refinery.

Trinidad & Tobago: offshore platform

Fluor Corporation has been awarded additional work with respect to a new offshore platform under a contract worth approximately USD 20 million by BP.

Iran: petrochemical projects

Iran intends to invest USD 11 billion in 26 new petrochemical projects in the fourth of its five-year plan.

Bulgaria to build nuclear plant

Bulgaria will resume construction of its unfinished nuclear power plant at Belene on the River Danube.

Kazakhstan: uranium production

AREVA and Kazatomprom have signed an agreement to launch the industrial phase of a joint uranium production project in Kazakhstan.

Stainless steel ball-locking ties

Panduit Ltd will launch its new stainless steel tie ball-locking ties at PetroTech in Rotterdam, The Netherlands on 25–27 May 2004.