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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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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.

India: LNG project at Krishnapatnam

Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), along with British Petroleum and Petronas, has chalked out a Rs 900 crore investment plan for a 2.5 million tonne per annum LNG project at Krishnapatnam in southern Andhra Pradesh.

Outokumpu opens Sheffield centre

Outokumpu, the largest manufacturer and supplier of stainless steel in the UK, is celebrating the official opening of a GBP 10 million processing and distribution centre in Sheffield, UK

Qatar: Saipem wins award

Dolphin Energy Limited has named the successful bidder for its engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) sealines award as Saipem of Italy.

China: Bodisen expands

Bodisen Biotech Inc. (Delaware, USA), an organic fertiliser manufacturer in China, has initiated its expansion plans and has broken ground for a new manufacturing facility in Yang Ling.