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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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Mitsubishi to modernise gas plant

Mitsubishi and Sumatec Corporation Sdn. Bhd. of Malaysia will modernise a gas processing plant and a liquefied petroleum gas export terminal in Malaysia for Petronas Gas Berhad, a subsidiary of the Malaysian national oil company.

Yanbu refinery units

Saudi Arabian Oil Co. (Aramco) has awarded a turnkey contract to Snamprogetti SPA's British subsidiary Snamprogetti Ltd to build two new units at Aramco's Yanbu refinery in Saudi Arabia.

Bechtel lands Iraqi contracts

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced the award of a multi-million dollar Iraq emergency infrastructure repair and rehabilitation contract to San Francisco, California-based Bechtel.

Poland seeks role in rebuilding Iraq

Poland, a staunch supporter of the US-led war in Iraq, wants US businesses to give its firms preferential treatment in picking partners to help rebuild the Middle East state

Wood Group wins North Sea contract

Wood Group Engineering (North Sea) Ltd has been awarded a contract from TotalFinaElf Exploration UK PLC for all its Northern North Sea and Central Graben facilities.

Titanium feasibility study

Australia’s Mineral Commodities has put potential revenue that could be generated from a proposed titanium mining project in South Africa’s Eastern Cape at about USD 77 million a year.

Stainless bridges

The state of Oregon in the NW USA is using S32205 stainless steel to build a bridge designed to last 120 years, according to Virginia Heffernan (Nickel magazine, February 2003).

US to request bids for oil contracts

The Army Corps of Engineers will solicit competitive bids for a contract to handle emergency repairs to the oilfields in Iraq.

Get a complete picture

Orbimatic's ORBIMAT C range of orbital TIG welding power supplies provides a total picture of the job.

Heavy duty MIG units

ESAB has introduced ESABMig, a range of flexible heavy-duty welding units.