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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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Solar project

newsitemPSEG Solar Source has completed the acquisition of a 25.2MW DC solar project developed by juwi solar Inc. The PSEG Queen Creek Solar Farm is expected to begin construction in January 2012 and be completed in the 3rd quarter of 2012.

MRC Global Inc. files registration statement

newsitemMRC Global Inc. (MRC), formerly McJunkin Red Man Holding Corp. has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) related to a proposed initial public offering of its common stock.

Ecopetrol submits top bids for GOM blocks

Ecopetrol S.A., through its subsidiary in the United States, submitted the best bids for 7 blocks offered in the round "Oil & Gas Lease Sale 218".This was disclosed in New Orleans by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), the governmental authority in charge of the process in the U.

E.ON, MPX to build power plants in S. America

E.ON AG has agreed to acquire a minority stake in Brazilian power company MPX Energia S.A. in a deal that will see both companies jointly invest billions of euros in new power plants in South America. This agreement marks E.

Acciona to supply turbines for Montana wind farm

NaturEner USA has awarded ACCIONA Windpower a contract for 126 wind turbines to be manufactured at its West Branch facility. As per the contract, the company will construct and assemble the turbines; there is also a seven-year contract for maintenance and operation of NaturEner's planned Rim Rock wind park in Montana.

Gulf Coast asks DOE for approval

Gulf Coast LNG Exports, LLC has applied for approval from the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy, to grant a long-term, multi-contract authorization for Gulf Coast to export up to the equivalent of 2.

Subsea systems contract

newsitemFMC Technologies Inc. has signed an agreement with Anadarko Petroleum Corp. to provide subsea systems and life-of-field services for its Lucius project.

Rotork acquires

Rotork has announced the acquisition of Fairchild Industrial Products Co., a manufacturer of high-precision pneumatic controls and power transmission products based in North Carolina, USA. Fairchild manufactures a full range of market leading regulators, boosters, relays and transducers.

DeepOcean awarded contract by Petrobras

newsitemDeepOcean, part of DeepOcean Group Holding AS, has received a two year contract valued at approximately USD 60 million from Petrobras E&P Services.

Hundreds attend Northern Gateway public hearing

  The launch of the Northern Gateway public hearings was tense, as hundreds of people attended to speak on Enbridge’s controversial proposal to connect the Alberta oil sands to a port in Kitamaat Village, B.C.