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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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Fittings stock

Erne Fittings, a producer of butt-welding fittings of a wide range of materials, has recently unveiled its full automatic logistics centre.

Iran tenders South Pars 15 and 16

Iran has put the development of phases 15 and 16 of the offshore South Pars gas field out to international tender.

LNG plant in Nova Scotia

Access Northeast Energy Inc. (ANE) proposes to develop and operate a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal at Bear Head near Point Tupper, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Welding facility in Baltimore

BOC opened a new welding supply and gases retail store and distribution facility in Baltimore, Maryland, on 25 August 2003.

Kirkuk oil output to rise

Iraqi crude oil production from its northern Kirkuk fields should rise by more than 50% to 770,000 barrels per day (bpd) by year's end, a top US army official in the region has said.

High-speed welding for CRAs

Australian scientists have produced a new high-speed welding technology that slashes hours from traditional joining of corrosion-resistant metals.

Gas turbines for Spain

GE Power Systems has received contracts from Spanish energy producer Iberdrola Generacion SA of Madrid to provide gas turbine combined-cycle systems for two power projects in Spain that will add more than 1600 MW to the country's electricity grid.

Australian GTL using coal

Rentech Inc. has announced that the Latrobe Valley in eastern Victoria, Australia, has emerged as the leading choice for what could be the first "clean" production of gas and sulphur-free diesel and naphtha in Australia from the processing of coal.

Stand-off fasteners enable easy removal

Keyhole self-clinching stand-off fasteners enable PC boards or panels to be slipped quickly into place and then removed easily when needed simply by sliding the board sideways and lifting it off.

Petrobras tenders

Brazil's state-owned Petroleo Brasileiro, or Petrobras, is expected to announce the result of tenders for the construction of two new oil drilling platforms by the end of next week, a company spokeswoman has said.