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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).

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Bridge order for Outokumpu in Spain

The world's first overpass bridge to be made entirely from stainless steel is to be built in Spain, using material from Outokumpu Stainless

Azerbaijan: contracts awarded

An Azeri oil group led by BP has awarded a total of USD 1.1 billion of construction and engineering deals to expand its giant oil project in the Caspian Sea.

Steribore tubes supply Belgian plant

Global Stainless (Cork, Ireland) has completed the contract to supply the large Genzyme project in Belgium with Steribore High Purity stainless steel tubes and fittings.

Sabine Pass LNG terminal

Cheniere Energy has said that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for its proposed Sabine Pass liquefied natural gas receiving terminal and associated pipeline.

Canada: LNG plant in Quebec

TransCanada Corp. and Petro-Canada have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop a liquefied natural gas facility, named Cacouna Energy, in Gros Cacouna, Quebec

Indian sinter plant contracts

Outokumpu Technology will design and deliver two sinter plants in India.

Caspian Sea: go-ahead for next phase

The third and final stage in developing the Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli (ACG) oilfield in the Caspian, where Statoil holds an 8.56% stake, has been approved by the Azerbaijan government.

TracPipe French connection

TracPipe French Connection TracPipe, the stainless steel, semi-rigid gas piping system from OmegaFlex, has been used in the installation of eight overhead ceramic heaters, manufactured by SBM of Clenay, France.

Demanding task for weld robots

A laser-welding system incorporating IRB 140 six-axis robots from ABB Automation Technologies has been developed for manufacturing critical components for the next generation of particle accelerator.

Zambia: hydro accord

The Zambia Electricity Supply Company (ZESCO) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Farab International of Iran for construction of the USD 100 million Itezhi-tezhi hydropower plant on the Kafue River.