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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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Heavy-duty control valves

Leslie Controls Inc. has announced the new DKLO Series Control Valve, the economical choice for commercial, HVAC and light industrial applications.

YUKOS and MOL sign joint venture pact

MOL PLC and OAO NK YUKOS, the largest fully privatised company in Russia, signed an agreement in Budapest on 12 February 2002 providing for the joint development and production of the Zapadno-Malobalyk field in Russia.

FMC supplies US Gulf’s Gunnison Field

FMC Energy Systems is to provide subsea trees and associated services for Kerr-McGee's Gunnison Field area project in the deepwater US Gulf of Mexico.

Supermartensitic Stainless Steels 2002 under way

With a scientific committee meting which was held on the 24 January the Supermartensitic Stainless Steels 2002 conference took its next step forward.

Honeywell wins Mexican Gulf contract

BP has selected Honeywell's Industry Solutions business, along with Mustang Automation and Control, as the control system vendor and integration supplier for the planned development of the BP Deepwater Development fields in the Gulf of Mexico.

Blind bolt turns to anchor

With particular applications in ceilings and perimeter systems, the new blind bolt and nut from leading fastener specialists Torque Control (Cheltenham, UK) provides a simple sturdy way of fixing where access is limited to only one side.

Sitindustrie launches new website

The Sitindustrie Group, specialists in tubes and pipes, industrial equipment, non ferrous metals and steel, is launching its new website, www.sitindustrie.com.

Nucor orders SVC systems

Nucor has placed an order with Siemens Energy & Automation Inc. to equip its Crawfordsville, Indiana, steelworks with three turn-key static var compensator (SVC) systems.

NW China: massive energy development

Shaanxi, an inland province in NW China, plans to build a large energy and heavy chemical industrial base in Yulin in northern Shaanxi.

ITA announces new executive director

The International Titanium Association (ITA) has named Jennifer Simpson as its Executive Director.