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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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BASF boosts decongestants

BASF Pharmachemikalien GmbH, Minden, Germany, a BASF Group company, plans to increase its annual capacity for Pseudoephedrine from 750 metric tons to 1000 metric tons.

Jacobs wins oil sands contract

The Canadian subsidiary of Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has won a contract from Suncor Energy to provide engineering and procurement services for the continued development of Suncor Energy's Firebag in situ oil sands Project.

Servos survive caustic washdown

Infranor’s BF Series is a range of precision AC servomotors designed to operate in hostile environments where motors are exposed to regular washdown, often with caustic solutions.

CB&I wins clean fuels project

Valero Energy Corporation (San Antonio, Texas, USA) has awarded Howe-Baker Engineers Ltd (a subsidiary of Chicago Bridge & Iron Company NV) a contract to design and build a 25,000 barrel per day CCR (Continuous Catalytic Regeneration) Platformer(TM) and associated facilities at Valero's 195,000 BPD refinery in Paulsboro, NJ, USA.

Subsea contract for the Dalia field

TotalFinaElf Exploration & Production Angola has awarded Kvaerner Oilfield Products, a subsidiary of Aker Kvaerner, a USD 3.1 million contract for pre-engineering and qualification testing of the subsea production systems for the Dalia field offshore Angola.

Linde wins Norway contract

Linde AG, Wiesbaden, will build Europe's largest natural gas liquefaction plant on Melkøya island near Hammerfest, Norway, north of the Arctic Circle for the international Snøhvit Group.

Iran: joint gas and oil project

According to The Tehran Times, a development plan for joint gas and oil fields has been put on the agenda by the Oil Ministry.

Large tube from Australia

The Australian construction and food processing sectors can now obtain stainless steel tube in large sizes at a Victorian plant.

Stainless in Australian winery

A major new development project at the Jindalee Winery at Moorabool near Geelong, Australia, utilises over 100 tonnes of grade 304 2B finish stainless steel.

Stainless price stability

Throughout 2001 and for all this year, stainless steel selling prices in the EU were reasonably steady, according to an article in the August issue of Stainless Steel Review