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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 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.

Siemens to build BASF power plant

German engineer Siemens AG has won a EUR 230 million contract to build a gas turbine power plant for the Antwerp site of chemicals group BASF AG.

Cote d’Ivoire contract

BJ Tubular Services has been awarded a contract by CNR International (Cote d'Ivoire) S.A.R.L., a subsidiary of Canadian Natural Resources, to provide a range of well services offshore Cote d'Ivoire, Africa.

Aker Kvaerner to modernise board mill in Sweden

Kvaerner Power has signed a contract for the supply of equipment, machinery and services to Stora Enso's Skoghall Mill in Sweden

Lightweight titanium coupling

In response to customer demand for a lightweight coupling with high fatigue life and strength, Huco Engineering Components has added a titanium Multi-Beam coupling to its range

New appointments at Techalloy

Christina Partoza has been appointed Customer Service Supervisor at Techalloy’s Baltimore Welding Division.

Steel tariffs scrapped

The White House has lifted controversial tariffs on imported steel 21 months into their projected three-year life span.