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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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Fluor projects

Fluor Corporation has been chosen by VaxGen Inc. to provide services for the development of two biopharmaceutical manufacturing facilities.

Gas storage in Turkey

Lurgi Oel · Gas · Chemie GmbH (Germany) has won a contract from the Turkish Petroleum Corporation, Türkiye Petrolleria AO (TPAO), for the construction of the surface facilities for an underground gas storage project in Turkey.

Qualimetal formed

The Danieli Group and the Venezuelan state company CVG (Corporacion Venezolana de Guayana) have signed a protocol defining the steps for the implementation of a new steel complex to produce 1.5 Mtpy of conventional and special steel slabs.

Todd in $113m drilling scheme

A $113 million oil and gas drilling programme was unveiled by New Zealand energy company Todd Energy.

Three hydropower projects in Yunnan

The Hong Kong and Shanghai-listed Beijing Datang Power Generation Co., Ltd. (Datang), announced

RTI International third quarter results

RTI International Metals, Inc., released results for the third quarter of 2002.

Maritime Hydraulics wins contract

The Aker Kvaerner subsidiary, Maritime Hydraulics AS (MH) in Kristiansand, Norway signed a contract with BP for the delivery of another two complete drilling installations for the ACG Phase 2-project in the Caspian Sea.

ABB names Group Account Manager

ABB has named Ingvar Palm as Group Account Manager for Shanghai Baosteel Group Corporation (SBGC) in Pudong, China, the largest manufacturer of steel in China.

PEM fastening systems

A new patented PEM self-clinching stainless-steel panel fastener is the first designed to install "flush" (on one side) into thin stainless-steel sheets.

Stolt wins contract off Norway

Stolt Offshore SA has won an award of a USD 60 million EPIC contract from Norsk Hydro for the Vigdis Extension.