News

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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Hycrome website relaunched

Hycrome Europe Limited, provider of complete surface treatment solutions to the oil, gas, aerospace and power generation industries, has relaunched its website, www.hycrome.com.

Voestalpine modernisation

Voest-Alpine Industrieanlagenbau (VAI), Austria, has been awarded a contract to modernise the wire-coil pickling line at Voestalpine Austria Draht’s Leoben, Donawitz, plant.

Sandvik promotes tubular products

Sandvik Materials Technology is using Offshore Europe 2003 (Aberdeen, UK, 2–5 September 2003) to promote its full range of stainless steel tubular products for topside, subsea and downhole use.

Saudi independent power plant

US-based CMS Energy's joint venture with the Saudi National Power Company, Jubail Energy Company (JEC), has closed a USD 170 million limited recourse project financing for construction of a co-generation plant.

Hyundai Engineering wins contract from Libya

South Korea's Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. has won a USD 283 million power plant order from state-run General Electricity Company of Libya on a turn-key basis.

Stainless-steel reinforcement

A new CD Rom from the British Stainless Steel Association (BSSA) contains a previously unpublished report on the "The Use of Stainless Steel Reinforcement in Bridges".

Alstom wins German powergen order

Alstom has been awarded a contract by N-ERGIE AG, Nuremberg’s electrical utility, to supply a co-generation power plant to the Sandreuth combined heat and power (CHP) plant.

Corrosion applications conference

Specialty Metals in Corrosion Applications, the fourth in a series of biennial international conferences, will be hosted by Allegheny Technologies' Total Corrosion Solutions team of Allegheny Ludlum, Allvac, and Wah Chang.

Tunisia offshore

Eurogas Corporation has announced the award of the 908,425 acre Sfax permit located offshore in Tunisia's Gulf of Gabes.

Stainless solenoid operator

New ATEX approved flameproof solenoid operator with 316L stainless steel or cast iron enclosures have been introduced by ASCO/JOUCOMATIC.