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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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Kuwait may re-tender major oil contract

OPEC member Kuwait is likely to re-tender a major contract aimed at boosting its oil export capacity to 3 million barrels per day.

NiDI Japan appointment

Keiji Toyabe has been appointed manager of the Nickel Development Institute's (NiDI's) liaison office in Tokyo, Japan.

Port Pelican gets green light

ChevronTexaco has received approval for its offshore liquefied natural gas terminal off the Louisiana coastline in the Gulf of Mexico.

Shanghai Huchang unit orders bar mill

Shanghai Huchang has named Danieli Morgårdshammar to design a new bar mill to process 450,000 metric tons/year for various grades of specialty alloy steels, and of supply key equipment and process technology.

Ensuring clean welds

Orbimatic has introduced the ORB1000 Oxygen Analyser into its range of equipment

Saudi gas deal signed

Royal Dutch/Shell and Total have signed a deal to find and pump gas in Saudi Arabia.

Ciba textile dye investment

Swiss Ciba Specialty Chemicals Inc. will invest CHF 15 million in the production of textile dyes in Basel, Switzerland.

Conduit features at Dubai show

Kopex International is featuring its extensive range of conduit systems at the 2004 Middle East Electricity Exhibition, 15-18 February in Dubai.

Products meet TPED requirements

Swagelok has successfully completed evaluation of its stainless-steel double-ended sample cylinders, rupture disc units and D series, nonrotating-stem needle valves according to European Transportable Pressure Equipment Directive (TPED) requirements.

New stainless steel from Sandvik

Sandvik Materials Technology has developed a new stainless steel, Sandvik Nanoflex.