News

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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Publications from SSINA

Specialty Steel Industry of North America has produced a publication, “Stainless Steel Rebar Guidelines for Shipping, Handling, Fabrication and Placementâ€?.

BASF project in China

BASF has received approval from the Chinese State Council to build a new integrated production facility for polytetrahydrofuran (PolyTHF®) and tetrahydrofuran (THF) in the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park at Caojing, Shanghai, China.

New valve for powergen industry

Applying logic to buying decisions for valving in the high pressure/high temperature, maintenance, flow and material dependent applications common to power generating facilities is, at best, difficult.

Umbilical factory in Angola

Technip-Coflexip has signed a joint venture agreement with Sonangol for the creation of a new company to manufacture subsea umbilicals.

Zinc oxide facility

Hartford Steel Technologies plans to finalise a site for its proposed “Super Facilityâ€? in NW Ohio by the end of summer.

New force in customised fabrications

Newly formed Axium Process is starting life with over 100 man years of engineering experience in the supply and manufacture of customised stainless-steel components and fabrication

Dynamet moves into motorsports

Dynamet Incorporated, a subsidiary of Carpenter Technology Corp., has formed a strategic alliance with Renton Coil Spring (RCS) Company related to titanium coil springs for high-performance motorsports and recreation applications.

Laser machine from tube Tech

Tube Tech Machinery (Cazzago, Italy) will display its new laser machine, Speedfly FL, at the 23th BIMU (Milan, Italy, 3–8 October 2002).

Stainless ascends to new heights

Global stainless crude steel production increased substantially in the April to June period, according to an article in Stainless Steel Review (July 2002.

Linde wins liquefaction contract from Norway

Linde AG, Wiesbaden, will build Europe's largest natural gas liquefaction plant on Melkøya island near Hammerfest, Norway, north of the Arctic Circle for the international Snøhvit Group.