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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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Purge monitor solves welding problems

Condaire Inc. (St Louis, Missouri, USA), had problems with the purging of critical stainless steel pipework, with welds oxidising in spite of following correct weld procedures.

New stainless steel for auto tanks

JFE Steel Corp. has developed a ferritic stainless steel, JFE-SX1l, with the corrosion resistance and formability required for automobile fuel tanks and other fuel system applications.

Saudi gas talks

All eight of the foreign oil majors involved in Saudi Arabia’s failed natural gas initiative (NGI) are among 50 oil companies that have been invited for talks in London this month to discuss restructured gas projects.

Iraqi contracts handled with caution

More than 200 companies are expected to compete for up to USD 1 billion in contracts to repair Iraq's oil infrastructure, but continued violence there has tempered some interest.

Britain plans more offshore wind power

Britain is gearing up to build a wave of huge offshore wind farms.

NAM and Shell award maintenance contract

NAM (Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij) and Shell Expro (Shell UK Exploration and Production) have jointly awarded an Integrated Services Contract (ISC) to service their facilities in the UK and Netherlands sectors of the Southern North Sea.

Quick-fit fittings expand to half-inch sizes

At Offshore Europe in September, Parker Instrumentation will expand its family of rapid-assembly, compression tube fittings for pressures up to 15,000lb/in2.

Technip wins Petro-Canada work

Technip Offshore UK has won a contract with Petro-Canada for the pipelines and subsea infrastructure engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning associated with the Clapham development in the central North Sea.

New stainless pneumatic linear actuator

SMC Corporation, the world's largest manufacturer of pneumatic automation products, has announced the introduction of the Series CG5 stainless steel pneumatically driven linear actuator.

New pinch valve with fireproof structure

Larox Flowsys, the manufacturer of reliable and functional pinch valves and peristaltic hose pumps, has developed a pinch valve with fireproof features.