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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 SS exhausts

A new robotic facility entered production in July 2004 at the Coventry factory of first-tier automotive supplier, Unipart Eberspächer Exhaust Systems (UEES), to manufacture stainless steel exhausts for the Land Rover Discovery 3, due for launch this autumn, and for a future model of Range Rover.

Norway: another Ormen Lange contract

Hydro intends to give Aker Kvaerner the main installation contract for the new Ormen Lange onshore plant on the NW coast of Norway.

AMEC wins North Sea contract

AMEC has been awarded a GBS 10 million contract by Petro-Canada Netherlands for engineering, design and procurement services for the De Ruyter development in the Dutch sector of the Southern North Sea.

BHP Billiton announces LNG site

BHP Billiton has selected a preferred site for a proposed Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) plant in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

Alternative to tube and bar

Spirol Industries is offering a range of standard spacers as a low-cost alternative to tube or steel bar.

Foster Wheeler to build power plant in Italy

Foster Wheeler Italiana SpA has been awarded a lump-sum turnkey contract for a combined-cycle plant in Teverola, Italy.

China: massive coal-fired plant for Anhui

China is planning a giant coal-fired power project that will generate more electricity than even the massive Three Gorges Dam.

SS safety switch tolerates misalignment

Mechan Controls, the specialist manufacturer of non-contact safety switches, will be demonstrating an extensive collection of new products at this year's Drives and Controls Exhibition (the International Centre, Telford, UK, 12-14 October.)

New Caledonia: power plant

Alstom has been awarded a turnkey Engineer, Procure and Construct (EPC) contract to provide a new power plant for Prony Energies in New Caledonia.

Colombia: offshore development

Exxon Mobil Corporation has announced that its affiliate, ExxonMobil Exploration Colombia Limited, together with Ecopetrol and Petrobras, have signed the first exploration and production contract with Colombia's National Hydrocarbon Agency (ANH) to begin exploration activities offshore Colombia.