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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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Flour’s 1st petrochemical project in Egypt

Fluor Corporation has announced that it has been awarded a contract from Egyptian Linear Alkyl Benzene (E-LAB) to manage the development of a new facility, located in Alexandria, Egypt.

US LNG capacity quadrupled

Agreements concluded with America's Dominion energy company have secured Statoil a fourfold increase in its access to liquefied natural gas capacity in the US market.

Pressure sensors for demanding applications

The AST 4000 family of stainless-steel all-media isolated pressure sensors provides high-accuracy measurement of hostile media, such as corrosive liquids and gases.

Italy: refinery expansions

Foster Wheeler Ltd has announced that its subsidiary Foster Wheeler Italiana has been awarded two contracts by ERG Raffinerie Mediterranee (ERG MED) in Italy.

China: transmission order for ABB

ABB has signed an order worth USD 390 million to build a key power link from the Three Gorges hydropower plant in central China to the coastal city of Shanghai.

Angola: new hydro plant

Russia's largest diamond producer Alrosa will spend USD 23 million in 2004 to build a hydroelectric power plant in Angola.

Stainless conductivity sensors

Sensorex is now offering a line of stainless steel conductivity sensors suited for boiler blowdown and other high-temperature conductivity applications.

Uzbekistan: gas deal

LUKoil and Uzbekistan's state energy holding Uzbekneftegaz will sign a USD 1 billion deal to develop large Uzbek gas fields, an Uzbekneftegaz official has said.

Handles and hinges cover all applications

WDS's new range of tough handles and hinges provides OEMs across all industries with opening solutions for doors, lids, cabinets, machinery and mobile equipment.

Australasia: paper machine rebuilds

Norske Skog will invest AUD 160 million in an extensive restructuring of the Tasman mill in New Zealand and the Albury mill in Australia.