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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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Jacobs to convert Canadian refinery

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has announced today that its Canadian subsidiary has received a major environmental project from Petro-Canada as part of the Refinery Conversion programme at Petro-Canada's refinery near Edmonton, Alberta.

Clean fuels at Texas refinery

Chicago Bridge & Iron Company NV, through its subsidiary Howe-Baker International, has won a contract from Valero Energy Corporation to design and build a 53,000 bpd gasoline desulpuhrisation unit at Valero's 243,000 bpd refinery in Texas City, Texas, USA.

Rolls-Royce to upgrade gas pipeline

Rolls-Royce has won an order worth more than USD 40 million from Europe Maghreb Pipeline Limited (EMPL) for additional gas turbine equipment and expertise to enhance the performance of one of the world's most important natural gas pipelines.

Arab oil deal stalled again

A USD 25 billion gas deal between Saudi Arabia and western energy firms is reportedly facing yet more delays.

BASF expands Indonesian plant

BASF is to increase the capacity of its polymer dispersion plant located in Cengkareng, Indonesia, from the current annual 50,000 metric tons to 95,000 metric tons.

Shanghai chemical project

China's Cabinet, the State Council, has approved the feasibility study of a Sino-foreign chemical complex to be built in Shanghai.

Michigan Seamless acquisition

Michigan Seamless Acquisition LLC has entered into a contract with Vision Metals Inc. to acquire the fixed assets and intellectual property of its Michigan Specialty Tube Division (MST) based in South Lyon, Michigan, USA.

Bevelled stainless screw

The Pro Screw bevelled flexible screw conveyor has been developed to ease the handling and increase the throughput of problematic products that may be cohesive or otherwise difficult to convey.

US salt waste processing facility

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is planning a salt waste processing facility (SWPF) at the Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina.

KCI launches new website!

Today KCI Publishing launches a website dedicated to pump professionals, www.pumpengineer.net.