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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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East Pipes setup SAR 48M production line for HSAW pipes

East Pipes Integrated Company has signed contracts for a new line to produce Helical Submerged Arc Welded Pipes

SMS group signs a major contract with Qinghai Xigang

SMS Group signed a contract with Qinghai Xigang New Materials for the upgrade of their PSM380 precision sizing mill

South Korea invest in developing materials technologies

South Korea's Ministry of Trade will invest in developing advanced technologies for materials in the aerospace and energy sectors

TCL USA expands in North America with WV chemical plant

TCL Specialties is building Petrochemical and Fine chemicals/Food ingredients plants in West Virginia, USA

Toyo secures a contract for Angola’s urea plant

Toyo Engineering Corp has been awarded the construction of a urea production plant in Angola by Amufert

ANDRITZ supply cut-to-length line to Olympic Steel, USA

ANDRITZ has received an order from Olympic Steel, Inc. to supply an innovative cut-to-length line for its facility in Minneapolis

Outokumpu appoints Matthieu Jehl as President

Outokumpu has appointed Matthieu Jehl as President of business line Stainless Europe and member of the Outokumpu Leadership Team. 

Management changes at Royal Van Leeuwen

Mr Joop Sassen will replace Mr Peter Rietberg as chairman of the management board at Royal Van Leeuwen

Tubacex secures a € 40M contract from Petrobras

Tubacex has been awarded a new strategic contract by Petrobras for the supply of premium materials to support gas extraction operations.

Stamicarbon to upgrade Hulunbeier’s Urea Plant in China

Stamicarbon has been selected to provide the Process Design Package to upgrade the Hulunbeier urea plant in Hulunbuir (China)