Clean Coal power project
Clean Coal Power Resources has announced plans for a USD 4.5 billion project in Illinois that includes a huge underground coal mine, a coal gasification plant and a 2400-MW generating facility.
Supermartensitic Stainless Steels 2002
Given the attention supermartensitic stainless steels have attracted in the past five years, it was not surprising that Supermartensitic Stainless Steels 2002, the second conference solely dedicated to supermartensitics, was well visited.
Kristin contract for Dragados
Spain's Dragados Offshore yard has been awarded a contract worth just under NOK 300 million to build the riser balcony and flare boom for Statoil's floating Kristin production platform.
New welding specs
The American Welding Society (AWS) has just issued 13 revised Standard Welding Procedure Specifications (SWPS) for welding of 10 through 18 gauge galvanised steel, carbon steel and austenitic stainless steel sheet metal, in the as-welded condition, with or without backing.
EMD plant in S. Africa
South Africa's mineral and metallurgical research and development agency, Mintek, wants to build a SAR 480 million plant at Coega to produce electrolytic manganese dioxide (EMD), which is used in batteries.