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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).

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Rotary lobe pump for low-volume transfer

The Series N stainless steel rotary lobe pump from SSP Pumps has been specifically designed for low-volume fluid transfer duties within application areas such as laboratories, pilot plants, chemical processing, electroplating and film processing.

Petrovietnam mulls second refinery

Vietnam is proposing to build its second refinery, which could be operational in 2008

HEES invests in Orbital

Hygienic & Environmental Engineering Services has bought two further Orbimatic orbital welding systems.

Petrotrin to upgrade Point a Pierre refinery

Trinidad and Tobago's state-owned oil and natural gas company Petrotrin has announced it will spend USD 1 billion to upgrade its refinery on the island of Point a Pierre.

Alstom wins HRSG order in Italy

Alstom has received the final Notice to Proceed from Edison S.p.A. to supply two heat recovery steam generators (HRSGs) for the Torviscosa combined-cycle power plant in Italy.

Polish fuel project

Lockheed Martin and Halliburton have signed a deal paving the way for a USD 540 million project at Polish fuels firm Lotos to convert high-sulphur oil into cleaner fuels.

Kvitebjørn tie-ins for Saipem

A contract worth roughly NOK 100 million to connect pipelines for Statoil's Kvitebjørn development in the North Sea has been awarded by the group to Saipem UK.

Storing weld parameters

Increased emphasis on traceability in the semiconductor industries, pharmacy and biotechnology has led Polysoude to develop a device enabling to save and store all the welding parameters for any weld performed.

Dutch engineering buy-out

Force Technology Netherlands BV, part of Force Technology Denmark, recently took over the management of CorrOcean BV.

Welders like a little head

Orbimatic GmbH has introduced the Orbiweld 12 and VK19 Water Cooled Micro Weld Head, for welding the small-bore tube and micro weld fittings used in the fabrication of high-purity stainless steel pipelines for the semiconductor and electronics industry.