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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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Delta switches

Delta Controls has launched a new range of rugged, compact pressure switches in stainless steel.

Stolt wins North Sea award

Stolt Offshore SA has announced the award of a contract for the installation of part of the Ormen Lange pipeline.

LNG terminal in Wales

Petroplus International NV and BG Energy Holdings Ltd plan to work together on a proposed LNG import terminal at Milford Haven in Wales.

Esso and BHP to drill of Victoria

In what is expected to be the largest combined E&P drilling programme in the Gippsland basin in the Bass Strait off Victoria since the 1980s, Esso Australia Resources Pty Ltd and its joint venture partner BHP Billiton Ltd are preparing to locate and extract oil and natural gas from smaller fields that show potential and that are near existing infrastructure in the mature basin.

Caspian oil pipeline wins funding

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has approved a USD 250 million loan for the BTC Caspian oil pipeline, removing the final hurdle in the path of the controversial US-backed link.

LNG project in Nigeria

Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. (NNPC), ChevronTexaco Corp., ConocoPhillips subsidiary Phillips Oil Co. (Nigeria) Ltd, and Italy's ENI SPA have formed a joint venture, Brass LNG Ltd. JV, to construct a new LNG liquefaction plant in Nigeria's central Niger Delta.

Product Manager for Techalloy

Gary Powell has recently been appointed product manager at Techalloy’s Baltimore Welding Division.

Shanghai chemical expansion

BASF, Huntsman and their Chinese partners have received approval from the Chinese authorities to expand their planned integrated isocyanates complex at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park.

Online CPD on stainless

The first in a new series of online CPD presentations on stainless steel is now available to architects and other construction professionals through a web-based broadcasting medium.

Bidding for Iran’s Azadegan oilfield

French oil giant Total and Norway's state-run oil firm Statoil have joined talks for contracts to develop Iran's massive Azadegan oilfield.