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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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German powergen surge

Germany's municipal utilities are planning to invest EUR 1.7 billion in combined heat and power plants (CHP) over the next two years.

Stainless steel manual

A complete revision of The Design Manual for Structural Stainless Steel has been published.

Alstom to supply turbine to Latvia

Alstom's industrial gas turbines business, in Sweden, has been awarded an order for turbine in a new combined cycle plant in Riga, Latvia.

Gazprom approves Siberia plan

Gazprom has approved the creation of a joint venture with German energy firm Wintershall to develop untapped parts of a giant Siberian field.

Lysine production

Invensys APV has been awarded a contract valued at approximately USD 12 million to install a new lysine production plant at Agroferm’s Esbjerg site.

Lundin to develop fields in Tunisia

Lundin Petroleum, Stockholm, plans to develop several fields in and off Tunisia in coming years.

Contract for Kårstø expansion

A contract worth just over NOK 700 million relating to the KEP2005 expansion project at the Kårstø processing complex north of Stavanger has been awarded to Norway's Aker Stord yard.

Wisconsin Bridge reconstruction

Stelax Industries Ltd has announced that Stelax International Ltd has received a contract for use of NUOVINOX(TM) rebar on the Wisconsin Department of Transportation "Portage River Bridge Reconstruction Project."

Slovakian pulp and paper mill

Metso Paper will rebuild a pulp and paper mill of the Slovakian pulp and paper producer, Severoslovenske Celulozky a Papierne a.s. in Ruzomberok.

Sakhalin contract to Aker Kvaerner

The Sakhalin Energy Investment Group has awarded Aker Kvaerner a USD 150 million contract for the development of the Sakhalin II Phase 2 project in Russia.