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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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Tenders sought for Volve

The licensees for Statoil's Volve discovery intend to seek tenders from contractors for an installation to produce the Volve field in the North Sea.

Stainless-steel valves polish up nicely

The new E177 range of stainless-steel solenoid valves are designed for critical applications in the food, instrumentation, process control and pharmaceutical industries.

New pure-screen filters

Axium Process Ltd has launched the first of its range of 316L stainless steel wedge-wire Pure-Screen Filters.

Magnetically coupled pumps avoid downtime

A range of magnetically coupled external gear pumps offered by Tuthill Pump Group is considered ideal for water and wastewater treatment chemical metering applications.

Indian army chooses stainless

Stainless steel consumption in India is poised for major growth, courtesy of the army, which is planning to build several lakh dwelling units under Project Primrose.

Stainless JV in Malaysia

FACB Industries Inc Bhd subsidiary Kanzen Tetsu Sdn Bhd has teamed up with Arcelor group to set up a stainless steel shearing and slitting facility in Shah Alam, Selangor.

New melt shop started at Allegheny

Danieli SpA reports that the first of two 110-metric ton electric arc furnaces has started up at Allegheny Ludlum’s melt shop in Brackenridge, PA, USA.

Nuclear fusion site: decision imminent

Rokkasho, a remote fishing village in northern Japan, is confident it will become host to a USD 12 billion experimental nuclear fusion reactor.

Paper machine order for ŠF Group

The ŠF Group has received an order from Stora Enso worth approximately SEK 40 million in connection with Stora Enso's decision to build a new paper machine for uncoated magazine paper at its Kvarnsveden paper mill in Borlänge, central Sweden.

First Baltic oilfield off Russia

Lukoil is planning the first oilfield development in the SE Baltic Sea.