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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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Prevent plating losses

The Nickel Institute has published advice to help prevent the release of nickel to air, water and landfill.

Non-lock-out and lock-out plungers

Winco, a supplier of standard industrial machine components, has launched stainless steel short indexing plungers in both non-lock out and lock out types.

Russia: LNG plant for St Petersburg

Gazprom appears to be planning an LNG plant near St Petersburg.

BASF increases production of Oppanol®

BASF is increasing capacity for the production of medium molecular weight polyisobutene, which is marketed by BASF under the trade name Oppanol®.

China: melamine plant

DSM Melamine and China National Offshore Oil Corp. Chemical Ltd (CNOOCC) have signed a letter of intent to study jointly the feasibility of building a new melamine plant on Hainan Island, China.

New titanium alloy

Aichi Steel Corporation (Japan) has developed a new titanium alloy called ASTA (Aichi Steel Titanium Alloy).

Gas storage facilities in Louisiana

Pine Prairie Energy Center LLC has asked for permission to construct and operate a gas storage facility in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, USA.

Linde receives order from Saudi Arabia

Linde AG will construct a facility to produce Linear Alpha Olefins for the Jubail United Petrochemical Company, a subsidiary of Saudi Basic Industries Corporation.

Titanium purge monitor

The latest Titanium Purge Monitor from HFT (Huntingdon Fusion Techniques) incorporates a universal cut-off feature for interlocking with automatic or manual TIG/GTAW welding equipment.

Face mills for “problem” metals

Sandvik Coromant has expanded the CoroMill 300 line of face mills so that they can machine "problem" metals such as stainless steel, heat-resistant alloys, titanium and hardened steel.