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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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DSM expansion in The Netherlands

DSM Engineering Plastics has announced an expansion of the Akulon PA6 capacity at its polyamide plant in Emmen, the Netherlands.

Danieli expands Corus Bar mill project

Danieli Morgårdshammar will extend the scope of its ongoing project to install a new bar-in-coil line for specialty steel coils (up to 3.2 metric tons) at the Corus Thrybergh bar mill in Rotherham, UK.

Ivory Coast: Aker Marine wins contract

MODEC International LLC, a FPSO contractor, has awarded a subcontract to the Aker Kvaerner subsidiary, Aker Marine Contractors, for the BAOBAB FPSO project.

Australia: Enfield contract

Technip and Subsea 7 have announced that their Australian entities have been awarded a contract by Woodside Energy Ltd for the Enfield oil development located in the Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia.

Welding tape from Huntingdon

Backing tape used in the welding of seams or runs help to prevent weld failures and produce flat, slag-free welds requiring no grinding or backgouging.

USA: Technip to build hydrogen plant

Technip has announced that Technip USA’s office in Claremont, California, has been awarded a 19.4 MMSCFD hydrogen plant by Cenex Harvest States (CHS) for their refinery in Laurel, Montana, as part of the Tier-II clean fuels programme.

The Netherlands: Subsea 7 wins North Sea contract

Subsea 7 BV has been awarded a pipeline installation contact valued in the region of USD 15 million for Wintershall Noordzee BV.

Big news for small components

Sandvik Coromant's CoroTurn XS tooling solutions for internal turning, grooving and threading bring all the performance of CoroTurn down to smaller bores than ever, in a design conceived with small part machining.

Iran: Total to develop gas field

Total has won a bid to develop Phase 11 of Iran's South Pars offshore gas field, a senior Iranian official has said.

Smedvig secures new UK drilling contract

Smedvig has been awarded a letter of intent by Shell UK Limited for platform drilling services and maintenance on 12 fixed installations on the UK continental shelf.