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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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Sulzer Chemtech order in China

Sulzer Chemtech has received an order for the design, construction, and delivery of six high-tech polystyrene reactors for the Chinese petrochemical market segment.

New maker of high-alloy valves

SVS is a new specialty valve manufacturer located in Houston, Texas and servicing the specialty high-alloy valve markets.

Sasol projects

Sasol has disclosed potential investment in future projects to the tune of USD 5 billion.

Transocean to drill on Snøhvit

A letter of intent worth some NOK 700 million has been signed by Statoil and Transocean for drilling and completion work on the Snøhvit field in the Barents Sea.

Alba appoints Alstom Power

Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) has appointed Alstom Power as their EPC Contractor for the power-station portion of the Line 5 Project.

Tantalum is back

Tantalum, used in plant and equipment construction, is fully available again – and will be exhibited by COMETEC GmbH at ACHEMA 2003 (19–24 May 2003).

Plasma cutting system

Hypertherm Inc. has announced the release of the HySpeed HT2000 200-amp oxygen plasma cutting system.

DuPont plans joint venture in China

DuPont Fluoroproducts is forming a joint venture with Zhonghao New Chemical Material Company and Changshu 3F Fluorochemical to manufacture hydrofluorocarbon blend refrigerants in China.

Shell negotiating over Iranian gas field

Shell is interested in development of phases 13 and 14 of the South Pars gas field.

Kitz DJ Series wins WRAS approval

Kitz Corporation has achieved approval by the UK Water Regulations Advisory Scheme (WRAS) for the Kitz ductile iron body DJ series butterfly valves for use on potable water applications.