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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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Shaft-coupling catalog on CD-ROM

A new full-line international catalogue in CD-ROM format from Lovejoy, Inc. (Illinois, USA) details 11 categories of shaft-to-shaft power transmission couplings, with separate metric sections for categories that hold widest global appeal, and a library of illustrated installation instructions.

Goro nickel-cobalt project in New Caledonia

The company Goro Nickel, of the Canadian group INCO, has signed a contract with Technip-Coflexip in association with the American group Bechtel, for the engineering, project management, procurement of equipment and materials and construction of a nickel-cobalt production complex at Goro, in the south of New Caledonia.

AvestaPolarit to expand hot rolling mill

AvestaPolarit will increase the capacity of its Tornio hot rolling mill from about 1 million tonnes to 1.7 million tonnes per annum.

Egyptian LNG deal

Gaz de France will buy 3.6 million tons of Egyptian sourced liquefied natural gas a year over the next 20 years in a deal with BG, the UK based international gas group and BG’s partners from Egypt and Italy.

Stainless flow control valves

New series of directional flow control valves The Lee Company's new miniature 375 Series and 500 Series Directional Flow Control Valves are made entirely of stainless steel.

LC Series 15mm linear actuator

HSI, a specialist in motor miniaturisation, has taken its technology of manufacturing electric motors to another level.

New Caledonian contract for Technip-Coflexip

Goro Nickel, of the Canadian INCO-group, has signed a contract with Technip-Coflexip in association with the American group Bechtel for the engineering, project management, procurement of equipment and materials and construction of a nickel-cobalt production complex at Goro, in the south of New Caledonia.

Tobago to invest in gas

Tobago has outlined a quarter billion USD budget that places much emphasis on exploiting the island's potential for natural gas and other energy-related industries.

City Point: an all-Italian project

The 36-storey tower that soars above the City of London is Italian in its design, production and installation.

Oregon ethanol plant

A farmer-owned co-operative, Oregon Trail Ethanol Coalition LLC, is planning to enter the ethanol market with the construction of a corn-based fuel ethanol plant.