Alleima, a global manufacturer of high value-added products in advanced stainless steels and special alloys, launched the now highly sought after and field proven Sanicro® 35 grade in 2020 at The Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP) Annual Conference and Expo in Texas, USA. Shortly after its global market introduction, one of the largest oil refiners on the Gulf Coast put it into service for two heat exchangers in their crude unit overhead, and the alloy proved its value of bridging the gap between stainless steels and nickel alloys.
Since then, Alleima has delivered seamless tubes to the market securing millions in orders annually for different industries such as fertilizer production, chemical processing, and renewable feedstock pre-treatment. Most recently, one of the largest orders was signed with a repeat customer that has upgraded seven crude unit air coolers at a major refinery on the US Gulf Coast. In this application, Sanicro® 35 was selected for its superior corrosion resistance in ammonium chloride salts environment. This marks the first global reference in air cooler type heat exchangers. This year, Alleima will be promoting the possibilities for renewable diesel production and the chemical process industry.
When a large refinery on the US Gulf Coast chose to upgrade their crude overhead condensers to Sanicro 35®, Brask Inc, a leading manufacturer of tube & shell heat exchangers on the US Gulf Coast, became one of the first fabricators to work with the alloy.
Courtesy of Alleima.