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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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Croatian contracts

Joint venture company North Adriatic Offshore has won a EUR 38 million contract for the construction of five gas production platforms for oil and gas combine Inagip.

Pump problems at nuclear plant

A delay in resolving pump problems has loosened expectations for completion of repairs at FirstEnergy Corp.'s Davis-Besse nuclear plant (Akron, Ohio, USA).

South Africa: paper conversion

Jaakko Pöyry Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd, which is part of the Jaakko Pöyry Group's Forest Industry business group, has been awarded a contract by Mondi Ltd for its PM1 conversion project at Merebank paper mill in Durban, South Africa.

Alstom to upgrade nuclear station (7/4)

Alstom has been awarded a contract to upgrade the Olkiluoto nuclear power station near Rauma, Finland.

Sandvik Safurex for urea production

The high-pressure vessels in the new Assaluyeh urea production plant in Iran are being constructed in Sandvik Material Technology's recently developed Sandvik SafurexTM steel grade.

Chinese polypropylene (4/4)

Tecnimont (Italy) has won contracts to build three polypropylene plants.

Plugs expand to seal (4/4)

Wixroyd Expander sealing plugs are used to seal cross-drilled holes in fluid power components without sealing compounds, threading, or costly machining necessary with other sealing methods.

Lukoil and Syntroleum sign gas pact (3/4)

Lukoil Overseas Holding Ltd and Syntroleum International Corporation have signed a letter of intent for collaboration in associated gas utilisation from the Lukoil Overseas oilfields in Russia, Kazakhstan and other regions of the world.

Kårstø continues to expand (3/4)

Capacity at the Kårstø gas processing complex north of Stavanger is set to be expanded by more than 40% above the present level in 2005.

Australian ammonia plant (2/4)

Burrup Fertilizers Pty Ltd has awarded a USD 300 million contract to Montreal-based SNC-Lavalin Inc.'s Australian subsidiary SNC-Lavalin (SA) Inc.