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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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Green power from Iceland

Statoil (Norway) is studying opportunities for importing geothermal electricity from Iceland.

Global concept

Axxair has introduced its Global Concept, a system that can both cut and weld thin stainless steel tubes in pre-fab, on site or in the workshop.

Metso to supply Stora Enso mills

Metso Paper will supply mechanical pulping systems to three Stora Enso paper mills – at Anjalankoski in Finland, Hyltebruk in Sweden and Baienfurt in Germany.

Russo-German joint gas venture

The largest German oil company Wintershall (Kassel) and Gazprom are planning to set up a joint company for the exploitation of hard-to-access gas deposits in western Siberia.

Nuovinox used in Alberta bridge

Stelax Industries Ltd has received a contract for a second project to use Nuovinox™ in Alberta, Canada.

Ethylene furnace at Oyster Creek

Dow Chemical Company will begin construction in November for the addition of a new ethylene furnace at its Oyster Creek plant located in Freeport, Texas.

Kårstø job for Kellogg

Statoil has awarded a contract worth some NOK 650 million for engineering as well as procurement and construction support at Kårstø, north of Stavanger, to M.W. Kellogg.

One-piece pressure sensor stands the heat

Sequoia is to offer a new generation of compact, high-level output, 0-5V DC pressure transducers, with built-in electronics and an operating temperature up to 120C.

India boosts refinery capacity

India's state-owned refining and marketing firm Bharat Petroleum Corp. plans to expand the capacity of its Bombay refinery to 12 million metric tons a year from 6.90 million tons by October 2004.

CHP for two chemical plants in Texas

Nations Energy Holdings LLC will construct, own and operate a CHP Energy centre to supply steam, electricity and related services at two petrochemical production facilities in Bayport, Texas.