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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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Municipal wastewater treatment plants

The 16,000 municipal wastewater treatment plants in the USA launch over 100 expansion or modernisation projects each month.

Oil refinery in East Java

Iran plans to build and operate a USD 1 billion oil refinery in Indonesia's East Java province, Iran's ambassador to Indonesia has said.

Welding wire and dispenser

Tech Pak™ from Techalloy delivers stainless steel or nickel alloy welding wire to joints and seams in a straight, flip-free line for superior welds with fewer quality rejects.

New Gassco and Aker Kvaerner pact

Aker Kvaerner Engineering and Technology (AK E&T) has won a contract to perform engineering services for Gassco (Karmøy, Norway).

Air separation units in China

BOC Asia signed a contract for the supply of oxygen to the Taiyuan Iron and Steel Corporation (TISCO), North-Central China.

Spain’s EHN to invest in UK

Energia Hidroelectrica de Navarra (Spain) is to install 500MW of wind capacity in the UK.

Modular gas storage

ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company has licensed a patented liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage tank technology to the UK-based contractor Skanska Whessoe.

New mold facility in Luxembourg

Husky Injection Molding Systems has announced plans to build a new PET mold facility on its Luxembourg manufacturing campus.

Sandvik and Philips in shaver development

Philips and materials specialists from Sandvik Materials Technology have collaborated to develop and manufacture of a new stainless strip steel, Sandvik Nanoflex, for use in shaver components.

New steam trap station

Spirax Sarco has launched a steam trap station designed to cut installation and maintenance costs and simplify the selection of components.