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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).

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Stainless used in Taipei Financial Center

As the Taipei Financial Center reaches toward completion in 2004 at a height of 508m with 101 stories, the mechanical systems team turned to Victaulic Asia Pacific for piping and fire protection products.

LNG train in Oman

Foster Wheeler Ltd has announced that Chiyoda-Foster Wheeler and Company LLC has been awarded a contract by the government of Oman for the detailed engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) train at Qalhat, near Sur, Oman.

Technip to build refinery in Colombia

Empresa Colombiana de Petroleos (Ecopetrol) has awarded Technip-Coflexip the contract for the execution of the basic design and the project management for the master plan of the Cartagena Refinery Development project.

Chem plant in Texas

AgriTec Systems Inc. (Webster, Texas, USA) plans to build a USD 3.2 million sodium silicate and activated carbon products plant located in Stuttgart, Arkansas.

Sulzer supplies Bonga oilfield

Sulzer Pumps Ltd has built 22 pumps of different types at its Leeds factory for installation on a Korean-built, floating oil production vessel in Wallsend.

Boiler plant in Poland

Foster Wheeler Ltd. announced that it has signed a contract with Poland's Poludniowy Koncern Energetyczny (PKE) to supply a boiler island to a 460MWe power plant at Lagisza in southern Poland.

New from Sealant

Sealant Equipment & Engineering, Inc. has introduced a manual dispense valve that provides complete operator control for dispensing silicones, mastics, and other single-component materials.

Philippines and UK in energy co-operation

The Philippine and British governments have inked a memorandum of understanding to co-operate in the energy sector, particularly in the development of the archipelago's indigenous and renewable energy resources.

Order to upgrade Romanian power plants

Honeywell Industry Solutions has been awarded over USD 2 million in orders for automation projects using process control systems, instruments, and engineering services at multiple SC Termoelectrica SA power plants in Romania.

Next-generation stainless

LaserForm ST-200 material is a next-generation metal that enables customers to produce complex parts and tooling inserts in a matter of days.