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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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Welding for a quieter life

Compact performance, lower noise level, stable arc and easy operation are the features of the new TIG welding systems by TPS-Fronius.

JGC wins Indonesian LNG project

BP has selected a consortium including Japan's JGC Corp. to develop its Tangguh liquefied natural gas project in the remote Indonesian province of Papua.

Metso to supply Chilean copper mine

Metso Minerals will supply a fluid bed dryer as a turn-key project to Codelco, the Chilean national mining company.

Foster wins UK chemical contract

Foster Wheeler Energy Ltd has been awarded a five-year Long Term Agreement (LTA) for ExxonMobil project work in Europe including projects at ExxonMobil’s integrated refinery and chemical plant, Fawley (Southampton, UK).

Clean power and hydrogen plant

Eight US electric utilities and coal companies have announced the formation of an alliance for the creation of a near zero-emission power plant and hydrogen production facility.

Algerian gas turbine

Alstom has won a contract for a GT10B industrial gas turbine for mechanical drive application.

Hastelloy pump

Goulds Pumps, one of the fluid businesses of ITT Industries, has developed a new ANSI magnetic drive process pump.

Super duplex pumps

Weir Pumps has won a multi-million dollar contract to replace existing pumps at the Cantarell nitrogen generation complex located in Ciduad del Carmen, Campeche, Mexico.

Electric vibrators for chemical industry

At Achema 2003 Italvibras G. Silingardi SpA will present its new MVSS series stainless steel electric vibrator ranges and the MICRO series, together with increased safety vibrators and flanged vibrators.

Yukos and Sibneft agree to merge

Yukos and Sibneft have agreed in principle to combine the two businesses in the largest-ever industrial transaction in Russia.