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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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Metso to supply Swedish mill

Metso Paper will supply new brown stock process equipment for Stora Enso's Nymolla Mill in southern Sweden.

“Chemical Islandâ€? for Veracel

Eka Chemicals, Akzo Nobel’s pulp and paper chemicals business unit, has secured a 15-year supply agreement for the delivery of chemicals to the new Veracel pulp mill at Eunápolis in the state of Bahia, Brazil.

Uhde buys stake in Chemgineering

With effect from 1 October 2003, Uhde GmbH, Dortmund, will acquire a shareholding in Chemgineering Holding AG, Muttenz (near Basel), Switzerland.

Institute of Materials Prain Medal

The Prain Medal for 2003 has been awarded by the Institute of Materials and the Copper Development Association, to John Halliday, Chairman of Meighs Ltd and Langley Alloys.

NZ power station plans

Plans for recommissioning the New Zealand Marsden B power station are surging ahead, despite the Government's decision last week to build a new power plant in Hawkes Bay as well.

Saer introduces submersible pump

Saer has introduced a range of submersible bore hole pumps, XS XNR in AISI 316 investment cast stainless steel.

Paper mill in China

Guangxi Nanning East Asia Sugar Group, a Thai sugar-miller operating in China, plans to invest THB 400–500 million to establish a pulp and paper plant.

Coolant switch saves for cold rolling specialist

By changing to Castrol, cold rolling specialist JB and S Lees is saving GBP 30,000 a year and improving the working environment for its mill operators.

Special Metals relocates

The European facility of Special Metals Welding Products Company Inc. (formerly Inco Alloys International Inc.), located in the UK, moved to a purpose-built marketing, sales, distribution and technical support centre on Monday, 7 July 2003.

Samsung contract for a Butene-1 plant

Arabian Petrochemical Company (Petrokemya) has awarded a contract to Samsung Engineering for the engineering, procurement and construction of a third Butene-1 plant.