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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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New NACE standards

NACE International announces the publication of NACE MR0175/ISO 15156, “Petroleum and natural gas industries—Materials for use in H2S-containing environments in oil and gas production.â€?

LNG terminal in Adriatic Sea

Aker Kvaerner has been awarded a contract for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal in the North Adriatic Sea.

EPR nuclear plant

The Finnish electricity utility Teollisuuden Voima Oy has signed a contract with the AREVA and Siemens consortium to build a European Pressurised Water Reactor nuclear power plant in Finland.

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.

ThyssenKrupp Stainless appoints chairman

Jürgen H. Fechter will take over as Chairman of the Executive Board of ThyssenKrupp Stainless GmbH with effect from 1 April 2004.

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.