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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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Face mills for “problem” metals

Sandvik Coromant has expanded the CoroMill 300 line of face mills so that they can machine "problem" metals such as stainless steel, heat-resistant alloys, titanium and hardened steel.

South Africa: polypropylene plant

Technip has been awarded by Sasol a contract worth EUR 47 million for a large-capacity polypropylene plant to be built at Secunda, 150km SE of Johannesburg, South Africa.

Oman: power and water

Tractebel Electricity & Gas International will design, build, own, operate and maintain a water and power project in Oman.

LNG terminal in south of France

Gas de France will build an LNG receiving terminal at Fos Cavaou, near Marseille, France.

Submersible pressure transmitter HYD

Sensortechnics’ new submersible pressure transmitter HYD offers high-precision hydrostatic level measurement for pressure ranges from 1 metre water column (100 mbar).

Saudi Arabia: Linde receives large order

Linde AG, Wiesbaden, Germany, has been awarded the contract for the construction of a facility to produce Linear Alpha Olefins from a subsidiary of SABIC.

Zeebrugge LNG terminal to expand

Belgium's Fluxys has awarded the contract to double the capacity of its Zeebrugge LNG terminal to sister company Tractebel Engineering and SN Technigaz-Fontec-MBG.

Weld seam detector for tubes

The new Weld Seam Detector SND40 made by Roland Electronic features a combination of magnetic flux leakage and eddy current technology.

Preventing unseen weld failures

The latest Titanium Purge Monitor from HFT (Huntingdon Fusion Techniques Ltd) incorporates a universal cut-off feature for interlocking with automatic or manual TIG/GTAW welding equipment.

Orbital welding power supply

Orbimatic GmbH, the manufacturer of orbital tube welding equipment, has produced an ORBIMAT 160CR, a Cleanroom model of its ORBIMAT 160C Orbital Welding Power Supply.