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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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Major investment in Brazil

Brazilian companies that use large amounts of electric power plan to invest 4bn reais (US$1.6bn) in generation projects over the next five years.

Stainless steel prospects

Latest output statistics indicate that the international market for stainless steel is picking up.

Uhde awarded contract

The Hungarian chemical company BorsodChem Rt. has awarded Uhde a contract for a new oxychlorination plant as the first stage in the expansion of its production capacity for vinyl chloride (VCM) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC).

Stolt earns contract in Angola

Stolt Offshore S.A. announced the award of the $660 million Sanha Condensate contract from CABGOC.

Shell in bioethanol fuel development

Shell Oil Products, a division of Royal Dutch/Shell Group has purchased a $29 million equity stake in the Canadian company Iogen Energy Corporation, a world leading bioethanol technology company.

Clough wins gold project in Mongolia

The Clough group has been awarded a A$46 million (US$25 million) contract

Rowan Gorilla V contracted

Rowan Companies, Inc., El Paso Oil & Gas Canada

Iceland aluminum production plant

Alcoa and the Invest in Iceland Agency announced

Power plant in North China

Beijing and Inner Mongolia will make a joint investment of about 3.87 billion yuan in the third phase project of the Haibowan Power Plant in North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

People moved by stainless

Significant petrol savings, longer service life, lighter tare weight and reduced maintenance costs are just a few features of Australia’s first stainless steel bus.