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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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Technip-Coflexip wins German heat project

Technip-Coflexip has won a lump-sum turnkey contract, valued at about EUR 41 million, for expansion and modernisation measures aimed at increasing efficiency in two existing natural gas-fired co-generation plants.

Strategic group orientation projects.

An Arcelor study on the orientation of the stainless-steel segment will be concluded in April 2003.

Metso to supply China’s Sun

Metso Paper will supply a paper machine to Sun Paper’s Yanzhou mill in China.

Duplex valves for flue gas applications

The Stainless Valve Company has fabricated two 48" valves for flue gas application, made in duplex stainless steel 2205.

Welding consultancy

A new engineering consultancy specialising in welding technology has just been launched in the UK.

Nickel helps save Leicester bridge

Metalock Engineering has been using its cast iron metal stitching expertise to repair and refurbish the Old West Bridge in Leicester, UK.

Zero corrosion

A carefully drilled 1mm hole in the rear mid-frame of a 12 year-old Duple 425 coach has provided rather unusual evidence of the zero-corrosion performance of a high-performance stainless steel.

Fluor wins S. Korea offshore project

Fluor Corporation has announced that its Fluor/AMEC joint venture has been chosen to provide operations, maintenance and production management services for South Korea's first offshore gas development project.

Big cable order set for Norway

Nexans has received a letter of intent from ABB for the supply of 165km of umbilical cables and 26.5km of submarine control cables.

Petrochem plant in Qatar

Foster Wheeler Energy Ltd has been awarded a contract by Qatar Petroleum for front-end engineering design (FEED) and project management consultancy (PMC) for a new linear alkyl benzene (LAB) plant in Qatar.