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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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Nizhnekamsk refinery

Tatneft (Tatarstan, Russia) will invest more than 2.6 billion rubles in the construction of a deep refining complex and gas complex at the Nizhnekamsk Oil Refinery this year.

Technip-Coflexip wins Blake Flank contract

Technip Offshore UK Ltd, a UK entity of Technip-Coflexip, has won fast-track EPIC contract from BG (NSW) International Ltd for the subsea installation elements of the BG operated Blake Flank development in the Outer Moray Firth.

Antipodean boiler

Alstom has been awarded a contract by Alcan Gove Pty Ltd of Australia (formerly Nabalco), to supply an oil-fired boiler also designed for future gas conversion.

Orbital welding heads from Arc

Arc Machines has introduced its Model 79 Series to provide economy, easy of use and sturdiness

Microprocessor-controlled power

The Arc Machines, Inc. Model 207 is a 100/150 amp pre-programmed / programmable power supply and controller capable of welding tubing and thin wall pipe.

Fieldbus in pulp & paper

What is said to be the largest installation of Foundation Fieldbus technology in the pulp and paper industry is under way at Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion SA's pulp mill near Valdivia, Chile.

Schutz to win Speller award at NACE 2003

NACE International will honour Ronald W. Schutz with the Frank Newman Speller Award on 16 March at Corrosion 2003, to be held at San Diego, California.

Austria strikes oil

OMV (Vienna, Austria) has announced the largest oil and natural gas discovery in Austria for the past 25 years.

Stainless pressure transducers

Sensortechnics' new pressure transducer Series PS9000 offers OEMs low-cost pressure measurement for aggressive and corrosive liquids and gases.

Hydrogen plant at Kentucky refinery

Air Products and Chemicals Inc. has agreed with Catlettsburg Refining LLC to build, own and operate a hydrogen facility adjacent to MAP's refinery in Catlettsburg, Kentucky.