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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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Super duplex for special regulator

Emerson Process Management has supplied Fisher pressure reducing regulators manufactured from super duplex stainless steel for a gas conditioning skid being developed by Oil and Gas Systems for a UK-based gas transmission company.

Diary expansion in N. Ireland

Dale Farm is to invest GBP 4 million in the expansion of its Dromona butter and dairy spreads plant in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, over the next three years.

Stainless price rises

Speculation is driving the stainless steel market higher.

Croatia to upgrade Rijeka refinery automations

Croatia's national oil and gas company Industrija Nafte Zagreb (INA) plans to modernise its Rijeka refinery to increase production and improve safety and environmental performance.

Kitz develops stainless steel

Kitz Corporation has developed a duplex phase stainless steel that has achieved lower production costs compares to Single Phase Stainless Steel ASTM A351 CF3M.

Air separation plant in Hungary

Linde AG has received another order from a Hungarian chemicals company for the supply of oxygen and nitrogen.

Tubular awarded by Talisman

BJ Tubular Services has been awarded a multi-million pound contract by Talisman Energy (UK) Limited to provide a range of well services in the UK sector of the North Sea.

Nickel catalyst for cheaper hydrogen

Chemical engineers at the University of Wisconsin have developed a nickel-based catalyst that could play a role in the evolution of the hydrogen economy.

LNG plant in NZ?

New Zealand's two largest gas users, Contact Energy and state-owned generator Genesis Power, have appointed Kellogg Brown & Root, the engineering and construction subsidiary of American oil company Halliburton, to study the feasibility of an LNG terminal in New Zealand.

Alstom to supply India

Alstom has won two contracts, for a total value of over EUR 25 million, to supply hydro-mechanical equipment for the Omkareshwar and Tuirial projects in India