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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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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.

Titanium for Airbus

Kobe Steel Ltd will begun supplying titanium for use in Rolls-Royce's Trent 900 aircraft engine, developed for the Airbus A380.

Egypt: LUKoil moving in

LUKoil will boost spending on Egyptian oil and gas projects to compete for market share in Africa with BP and Royal Dutch/Shell.

Fine Tubes appointment

Fine Tubes, the UK based manufacturer of seamless, welded and drawn stainless steel, nickel and titanium alloy tubes, has announced the senior appointment of Dr Steve McCoy to the position of Oil & Gas Marketing Manager.

New source for nuclear welding supplies

Techalloy Company, a 50-year-old manufacturer of stainless steel and nickel alloy welding wire and rods, has formed a strategic alliance with newly formed nexArc Inc., headquartered in Millville, PA.