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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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Nuclear reactor vessel closure head replacements

Framatome ANP Inc. and Washington Group International, Inc. have announced that their SGT Ltd. joint venture has signed a contract with Florida Power & Light Company to provide engineering and construction services for the replacement of reactor vessel closure heads at four nuclear power generating units

Texas water desalination project

Brownsville, Texas and the Rio Grande Valley will soon have access to another water source. The Southmost Regional Water Authority's desalination plant will convert 9.5 million gallons of salty groundwater into drinking every day.

BASF builds in Minden

BASF Aktiengesellschaft’s Fine Chemicals division is expanding its production site for pharmaceutical active ingredients in Minden, Germany, and is investing an eight-digit sum in the construction of a new multi-product plant.

KSB acquires stainless pump maker

KSB has taken over the Dutch pump supplier DP Industries BV, retroactive from 1 January 2003.

Computer learning package

The Steel Construction Institute (SCI) has prepared Stainless SteelCAL, a computer-aided learning package sponsored by the International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF).

BSSA reports

The British Stainless Steel Association (BSSA) has published a report aimed at targeting designers and specifiers in applications for stainless steel with significant market potential.

Trojan wins water contracts

Trojan Technologies Inc. has been awarded four new contracts totalling more than GBP 1.1 million pounds.

South African stainless gets boost

In South Africa an initiative has been launched to enhance domestic businesses's share of stainless steel product supplies in major capital projects.

LNG project for UK can go ahead

UK energy infrastructure company National Grid Transco has obtained planning consent for its liquefied natural gas terminal project in southern England, Chief Executive Roger Urwin has said.

Polyester development in India

Reliance Industries Ltd. and DuPont Polyester Technologies have entered into an R&D alliance to jointly develop advanced polyester process and product technologies in India.