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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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Outokumpu plant order

Outokumpu Technology has agreed with Hernic Ferrochrome to deliver technology for a new ferrochrome production plant for Hernic's expansion project in Brits, South Africa.

Petrofac to negotiate with Syria

The Petrofac Group has been selected by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources of Syria to negotiate a production-sharing contract to develop the Middle Area Gas fields in central Syria.

Quick-action fasteners

Protex quick-action Bandclamp fasteners are speeding the inspection and testing of water and air-cooled radiators and intercooler systems manufactured by AH Fabrications.

AREVA T&D contract in Dubai

AREVA's Transmission and Distribution Division has won its biggest ever contract in the Gulf region, for the construction of two high-voltage turnkey substations.

Arc control turns electronic

Orbimatic GmbH has introduced a new option for their ORBIMAT 250C orbital welding power supply.

Sino-Iranian LNG deal in pipeline

Sinopec is in talks over a landmark multi-billion dollar deal with Iranian firms.

Technip sets world record

Technip has set new world deepwater records with the Deep Blue on the Na Kika project in the Gulf of Mexico.

Corrosion-resistant sensors

Titan Enterprises (UK) offers rugged sensors in corrosion-resistant engineering plastics or stainless for up to 0.5" line size, and 30 litres per minute flow.

High-pressure stirred cell in Hastelloy

Last year Membrane Extraction Technology (MET) launched the METcell, an improved design of the chemically resistant high-pressure stirred cell used in laboratories.

Taking the heat

Parker Instrumentation has launched a series of ball-cage check valves optimised for higher temperature applications requiring long service lifetimes.