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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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Norway: Ormen Lange contract

Hydro has awarded Aker Kvaerner the first large Ormen Lange gas terminal contract.

Clyde Materials Handling

A speciality chemical company approached Clyde Materials Handling when it required a bespoke valve to be used in the production of monomer – a compound used in water treatment.

Cladding contracts

Arc Energy Resources (UK) recently completed two fast-track weld overlay cladding projects for the Pembroke refinery of Chevron Texaco.

Sandvik expands hollow bar stocks

Sandvik Materials Technology has expanded its manufacturing and stock programme for enhanced machinability stainless steel hollow bar to include sizes up to 420mm outside diameter.

Brazil: KOP Brazil wins Petrobras contract

Petrobras SA (Brazil) has awarded Kvaerner Oilfield Products (KOP) in Brazil a contract for the supply of eleven GLL2000 subsea trees, designed for use in water depth of 2000 metres.

Allegheny/J&L re-organisation

Allegheny Ludlum Corp. is moving quickly to absorb the J&L Specialty Steel operations it acquired last month.

Stainless gauges

One For Instrumentation Ltd (Congleton, Cheshire, UK) has launched a new range of pressure and temperature gauges.

Stainless leak-free plugs

Lee Products' new stainless-steel AFO (Axial Force Only) plugs are designed to handle high-pressure, high-temperature manifold applications, such as those occurring in the petrochem and offshore oil industry.

Australia: Siemens to build power plants

Siemens AG has won more than EUR 460 million in contracts to build two power plants in Australia.

Fluor wins oil sands contract

Fluor Corporation has been selected by Canadian Natural Resources Limited to provide design services at its Horizon Oil Sands project in Alberta, Canada.