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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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Pinghu field expansion

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (Sinopec Corp.) and CNOOC Ltd have started expanding the production capacity of Pinghu natural gas field off Shanghai.

Caspian MOU signed

Rosneft and Kazakhstan's Kazmunaigaz have signed an MOU regarding the development of the Kurmangazy field in the Caspian Sea.

Larger bore for filters

Parker Filter Division Europe has extended its Advantage PFA fluoropolymer single cartridge filter vessels series with the introduction of a new 20in version.

LNG terminal in Britain

Utility Lattice Group Plc is planning to build what would be Britain's only operating terminal to process imported liquefied natural gas (LNG), in an effort to meet the country's growing energy needs.

Texas refinery revamp

Cyntech Fuels of Chambers County LLC has awarded a contract to Eagle-Pro Engineering Inc. of Beaumont, Texas, USA, for the renovation and construction activities of the hydrocarbon processing facility in Mt. Belvieu, Texas.

Gas from Ghana

The Government of Ghana has signed a petroleum production agreement with Tano Energy Ltd, for gas production at the Tano oilfields offshore in the Western Region.

Orbital welds take flight

When Cessna Aircraft Company was ready to begin manufacture of its Citation X, the world’s fastest business jet, its engineers were presented with the challenge of finding a way to join the small diameter titanium hydraulic and fuel lines, while maintaining rigorous standards of quality.

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.

Bioprocessing expansions

Cambrex Corporation has approved a USD 26 million expansion of its GMP contract bioprocessing capacity.

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).