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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).

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Stainless start-up in Shanghai

Thyssen Krupp and Baosteel have completed phase 1 of a joint venture project, a 72,000 ton/year cold rolling plant in the south of the Shanghai district of Pudong.

LSA acquires Oeuvre Technology

LSA Laser Services and Automation (Plymouth, Minnesota, USA) has completed its acquisition of Oeuvre Technology, a precision parts manufacturer also located in Plymouth.

Solenoid release units ensure electrical isolation

Guardmaster Prosafe's (Wigan, UK) new solenoid key release units can be incorporated into virtually any process or access control system to ensure its safe operation.

Jacobs to supply gas injection facilities

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has announced that a subsidiary company received a contract from ExxonMobil Production Company to provide engineering and procurement services for the LaBarge Gas Injection and Cogeneration Project at ExxonMobil's Shute Creek Treating Facility in LaBarge, Wyoming, USA.

Foster Wheeler to revamp Turkmen refinery

Foster Wheeler Ltd has announced that its subsidiary Foster Wheeler Italiana SpA has been awarded a basic and front end engineering design (FEED) contract by the Russian developer Emerol Ltd for the revamp of a delayed coker unit at its refinery in Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan.

Gas separation plant in Scotland

Shell said has awarded Foster Weeler Corp. a GBP 60 million contract to build a gas separation plant at its St Fergus site in Scotland.

Sandvik makes Spanish investment

Recent investment at Sandvik Española SA (SESA), Sandvik Steel's stainless steel wire and profiles producing plant at Martorelles, near Barcelona, Spain, has increased production capacity for profiles used in applications as varied as watch bracelets, blades for hand blenders and orthopaedic implants.

Chevron Phillips plans Saudi addition

ChevronTexaco Corp. and Phillips Petroleum Co. have announced that their chemical business joint venture plans to build a USD 1 billion addition to an existing chemical plant in Saudi Arabia.

Peaking plant in Georgia

LG&E Power Incorporated (Fairfax, Virginia), a subsidiary of PowerGen Plc, has awarded Black & Veatch the engineering and construction contract for an 850mw peaking plant in Georgia, USA.

Trinidad and Tobago banks on gas

Trinidad and Tobago is to intensify its industrial development and exports based on natural gas.