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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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Gas from Ghana

The Government of Ghana has signed a petroleum production agreement with Tano Energy Ltd, for gas production at the Tano oilfields offshore in the Western Region.

Texas refinery revamp

Cyntech Fuels of Chambers County LLC has awarded a contract to Eagle-Pro Engineering Inc. of Beaumont, Texas, USA, for the renovation and construction activities of the hydrocarbon processing facility in Mt. Belvieu, Texas.

Orbital welds take flight

When Cessna Aircraft Company was ready to begin manufacture of its Citation X, the world’s fastest business jet, its engineers were presented with the challenge of finding a way to join the small diameter titanium hydraulic and fuel lines, while maintaining rigorous standards of quality.

Upgrade at Arkansas nuclear plant

Entergy plans to replace ANO-1's steam generators and reactor vessel head during a refuelling outage in autumn 2005.

Making swimming pools safe

Last year, after the ceiling of a swimming pool at Steenwijk collapsed, concerns were raised about the safety of ceilings in other swimming pools (see this site, 20 August 2001).

Saudi firm plans formaldehyde plant

The Saudi private enterprise Al-Babtain Arabian Co. is planning to set up a new petrochemical plant in Jubail to produce formaldehyde at the cost of SAR 60 million.

Capacity and precision from CCI

CCI announces the introduction of the new Rotary DRAG® axial flow valve, which aims to combine the elevated capacity found in rotary valves with the precise flow control of a high velocity control valve for the gas transmission market.

Bioprocessing expansions

Cambrex Corporation has approved a USD 26 million expansion of its GMP contract bioprocessing capacity.

Titanium used on Statfjord platforms

Statoil is to use titanium in the replacement of 40 separate fire protection systems on its three platforms, Statfjord A, B and C, over a period of 2–3 years.

Korea LG to boost styrene capacity

South Korea’s LG Chemical plans to boost its styrene monomer capacity at Yeochon by 100,000 metric tons (mt) per year around November 2003.