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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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Spanish nuclear modernisation

Westinghouse Electric Company will supply AIE Centrales Nucleares Almaraz-Trillo in Spain with turbine and reactor control systems, based on OVATION digital technology, for the Almaraz nuclear units 1 & 2.

Manifolds in exotic materials

Parker Instrumentation has launched Pro-Bloc, a range of one-piece double-block-and-bleed manifolds designed to reduce the size and weight of process monitoring instrumentation installations.

Paper line rebuild in Segezha, Russia

Metso Paper will supply a rebuild of a kraft paper production line to JSC Segezha Pulp and Paper Mill in Segezha, Russian Karelia.

Oil, Gas & Petrochemicals in Qatar

The conference "Oil, Gas & Petrochemicals in Qatar: Opportunities & Developments" will take place at the Marriott Hotel in Qatar on 15–16 September 2003.

Rail/energy project to run on stainless

United Steel Workers of America (USWA) have endorsed assistance to build a USA-wide rapid transit rail system made of stainless steel called "The Interstate Traveler Project", based in Michigan.

Caprolactam upgrade

DSM Nanjing Chemical Company Ltd (DNCC) has awarded Aker Kvaerner the revamp of the Caprolactam plant at its site in Nanjing (Dachang district), China.

SS deep groove ball bearings

SKF has announced the release of its multi-purpose stainless steel deep groove ball bearings (DGBBS).

Russian oil venture

BP and the Alfa Group and Access-Renova (AAR) have completed the deal to combine their Russian and Ukrainian oil and gas businesses.

Ultra-mini ballscrew

New ultra-miniature ball screws are available in diameters as small as 3mm with choice of 1 or 0.5mm pitch.

Hydrogen plant in Chile

Technip USA Corporation, in consortium with Ingeníera y Construcción Sigdo Koppers SA (I&CSK), has been awarded a contract for a hydrogen plant in Chile.