News

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.

If you wish to include your news release on our website and email newsletter, please feel free to contact the editor.

Algeria: combined-cycle plant

Alstom has been awarded two contracts by SNC Lavalin Constructors International for the Skikda combined-cycle power plant in the city of Skikda, Algeria.

Indian stainless plant

Jindal Stainless Steel Ltd's Duburi stainless steel plant will be completed in three phases at a cost of Rs 7000 crore.

IOC eyes Gujarat for naphtha cracker plant

Indian Oil Corporation Ltd is evaluating locations in Gujarat and Haryana, India, for an eight-lakh tonnes-a-year naphtha cracker plant.

Subsea multiphase pumping

Flowserve and Subsea 7 have been awarded a contract by Total SA to perform a qualification programme.

Stainless filter system

Seebach GmbH has launched a new filter system, which is designed as a fully self-cleaning filter system with automatic backflush, depending on the dirt load.

Steel swing bolts

Winco, a supplier of standard industrial machine components, has announced the availability of DIN Metric Steel and Stainless Steel Swing Bolts.

USA: Valero desulphurises

CB&I will engineer and construct a new gasoline desulphurisation unit in Louisiana, USA.

Welding: longer MIG guns

A welder often faces the problem of using a traditional MIG gun 3 to 4.5 metres long, when his welding equipment is not close enough to the point of working or the work piece is so large that the traditional MIG gun does not reach to the top of it.

SASSDA stainless awards

The South African Stainless Steel Development Association (SASSDA) invites candidates to submit an entry for its stainless steel award for 2004.

South Africa: clean fuels project

Fluor Corporation has been selected to provide engineering, design, procurement and construction management services for a clean fuels project at an oil refinery in South Africa.