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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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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.

Co-generation for Canadian refinery

Irving Oil Ltd., St John, NB, and TransCanada Energy Ltd, a unit of TransCanada PipeLines Ltd., Calgary, plan to build an USD 80 million co-generation plant at Irving Oil’s refinery at St John, Canada’s largest.

Research warns of declining welding skills

Following completion of research undertaken last year on behalf of the British Stainless Steel Association, Director Duncan Munro has suggested the association act to co-ordinate efforts to counter the threat of declining fabrication and welding skills in the industry.

Afghan oil and gas

Russian energy companies have agreed to help rebuild Afghanistan's devastated oil and gas industries.