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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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South Pars enters final bidding stage

Iran will hold its last negotiating session with the two final bidders for phases 9 and 10 of the South Pars gas field in Tehran later this week.

Technip wins Angolan field award

Technip-Coflexip has been awarded a contract, by Esso Exploration Angola (Block 15) Ltd, which includes the procurement, fabrication and installation of flexible flowlines and risers, connected to an FPSO, and installation of umbilicals, rigid jumpers and associated subsea equipment for the Xikomba field offshore Angola.

HHI to build Israeli power plant

South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. (HHI) has been awarded a construction order from Israel's Noga Paz Omega to build power plant facilities worth about USD 20 million.

Jacobs receives oil sands contract

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has announced that its Canadian subsidiary received a contract to support Canadian Natural Resources Ltd's (CNRL) development of the Horizon Oil Sands Project in Northern Alberta, Canada.

RTI to supply titanium to Inco

RTI International Metals Inc. is to provide the titanium alloy for a USD 1.4 billion nickel-cobalt mining facility being developed by Inco Ltd. at Goro in the French Overseas Territory of New Caledonia.

Subsea production system for Statoil

FMC Technologies Inc. has announced that a unit of its FMC Energy Systems business has been awarded a contract to provide a complete subsea production system for a Statoil project in the North Sea.

XRF product from Thermo ARL

Thermo ARL, a Thermo Electron business, has introduced its latest WDXRF product.

Bright future for stainless in architecture

Fabricators of stainless steel can expect future high demand for their products in architectural applications, according to a recent report by Paul Snelgrove written for the British Stainless Stainless Steel Association.

Praxair and Air Liquide in Chinese venture

Industrial gas suppliers Air Liquide and Praxair plan to invest USD 100 million by 2005 in a venture supplying gas to a mammoth Shanghai chemical industry park.

Marine alloys explained

Columbia Metals Ltd (UK) has produced a new Marine Alloys Catalogue.