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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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Low clearance welding head added to range

Orbimatic GmbH has introduced the M34 weld head to their range of high quality orbital TIG weld heads.

Hydro modernisation in Vietnam

Alstom has won a contract valued at EUR 6 million with Mitsubishi Electric Corp. and Mitsubishi Corporation of Japan to supply new control system and protection equipment for the rehabilitation of Da Nhim Hydro Power Station (4 x 40 MW).

Sandvik upgrades duplex bar

Sandvik Materials Technology has enhanced the machinability of its Sandvik Sanmac grade SAF 2205, duplex stainless steel round bar.

Spanish power revamp

Foster Wheeler Ltd has announced that its subsidiary, Foster Wheeler Iberia SA, has signed a contract with Endesa, Spain's largest utility, to upgrade four steam-generating units at the As Pontes power plant in La Coruna.

Parker extends manifold range

Parker Instrumentation has extended the versatility of its high-integrity manifold range, with new exotic alloy versions to assure corrosion-free performance in a wider range of fluid instrumentation applications.

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.