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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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Padana Tubes goes global

The general Manager of Padana Tubi SpA Inox Division (Guastalla, northern Italy), mr Simone Sartini, has announced that the company plans to increase production by 40%, with annual turnover to reach USD 500 million by 2004.

Refinery in Port-Jerome, France

Foster Wheeler France SA has won a contract from Esso Societé Anonyme Française for the main part of the EPCm phase of the PJ21 project for its Port-Jerome Gravenchon refinery in Normandy, France.

Pneumatic systems speed up palletiser

When paper manufacturer Australian Paper needed to speed up its automated Boxed paper palletising system, Robotic Automation (Australia) stepped in to help.

Polyethylene plant in Iran

Pars Petrochemical Company – a wholly owned affiliate of the National Petrochemical Company of Iran – has just awarded Technip-Coflexip and its Iranian partner Nargan, an EPC contract for the design and construction of a low density polyethylene plant for the 9th Olefins Complex at Asaluyeh.

Pemex plans gas contracts

After delaying the bidding for controversial new contracts to produce natural gas in northern Mexico, Pemex now expects to award the contracts by mid-2003, a company official has said.

Caspian construction

McDermott Caspian Contractors Inc. has signed contracts for the development of the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian Sea.

Nuovinox(TM) agreement in Japan

Stelax Industries Ltd (USA) and Sumisho Tekko Hanbai Co. Ltd (Japan) have executed an agreement with Stelax Industries Ltd for exclusive marketing and selling representation in Japan, for Nuovinox™ stainless steel clad products (such as round bars, deformed bars and flat bars).

Cape Town airport wins award

Bryco-Gutco JV has won the Architectural, Building and Construction – Projects category of the Stainless Steel Awards programme, sponsored by Rimex Metals (UK) Ltd.

Iran: gas joint venture

Japan recently reached an agreement with Iran and Qatar that will allow a Japanese consortium a large share in the development of the 2 largest natural gas fields in the world.

Spanish refinery

Foster Wheeler Iberia has won a contract to provide engineering, purchasing and construction services for BP's new generation fuels project at its Castellon refinery in Spain.