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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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Free orbital welding training

Orbimatic GMBH is offering an orbital welding course to anybody who has an interest in Orbital Welding in the UK.

Superconducting power cable

Southwire Company and NKT Cables have formed a joint company to continue development and eventual commercialisation of HTS cable systems.

Gas plants for Nigeria

Nigeria's National Oil and Chemical Marketing Plc (NOLCHEM) has concluded plans to build four liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) plants in different parts of the country.

Egypt-Libya pipelines

Egypt and Lybia are studying co-operation between the two countries to set up joint ventures in the fields of oil and gas industries.

Crunch point for PNG pipe dream

The proposed Papua New Guinea-to-Queensland gas pipeline is reportedly close to becoming a reality.

G.O. Carlson appoints VP

Richard G. Santoro, formerly VP of Distribution Sales of Carpenter Technology Corporation, has been elected Executive Vice President of G.O. Carlson, Inc.’s Steel Division, with effect from 9 December.

Spanish power plant approved

Spain's economics ministry has approved a 400-MW gas-fired, combined-cycle plant planned by Union Fenosa for Villaseca de la Sagra in Toledo province.

Membrane expansion

NATCO Group Inc. has agreed with Kinder Morgan CO2 Company LP to more than double the capacity of its CO2 membrane separation facility in the SACROC field.

Sunrise setback

Woodside (Perth, Australia) has said that neither of the two competing proposals to develop one of the gas fields between Australia and East Timor were feasible.

Iscor shares soar on news of LNM offer

Steel producer Iscor confirmed yesterday that it has received an offer from LNM Holdings NV