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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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Van Leeuwen wins Sakhalin contract

Van Leeuwen Buizen's Process Industry division has been awarded with contracts worth more than EUR 15 million for the supply of pipes, fittings and flanges for phases 1 and 2 of the Sakhalin Island project off Russia's east coast.

Linde expands east

Linde AG (Wiesbaden, Germany) is investing EUR 100 million in three new air separation plants in eastern Europe.

Stainless for slicing and dicing

Reiser UK, a specialist in processing and packaging equipment for the food sector, is targeting the slicing and dicing markets with their range of Holac equipment.

Belgian chemical expansion

UCB is to invest in a new production unit of Radcure monomers.

Everest Trek for charity

Chris Baxter, from AvestaPolarit’s Applications and Technical Support Department, is going to Nepal at the end of February 2004 to raise money for the Cerebral Palsy charity, Scope.

AvestaPolarit awards Vaasa

Vaasa Engineering Ltd of Vaasa, Finland, has received two further orders from AvestaPolarit Stainless Oy for the company's stainless steel plant in Tornio, Finland.

Landmark for London: the Orion project

The London Metropolitan University Post Graduate Centre, to be completed in 2003, is designed by Daniel Libeskind, the winner of the competition to build the new World Trade Center in New York.

Greek refinery expansion

Technip has been awarded by Motor Oil Hellas SA a lump-sum turn-key contract for the addition of new process units and utilities at their refinery in Corinth, Greece.

“Ultimate” chemical gear pump

Part Shop-Applied Pumps is now an official distributor of Oberdorfer Pumps, offering gear pumps for numerous applications.

Easier installation, better protection

Hydra-Cell has launched a new range of small baseplates designed to fit its pump models and facilitate easy pump and motor installation.