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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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Flow Group Ltd changes name

On Monday October 3rd 2011 Flow Group Ltd was acquired by a subsidiary of Hamworthy plc. Flow Group became part of Hamworthy’s Pump Systems Division that has been renamed Hamworthy Flow Solutions and benefits from Hamworthy’s global sales and service network.

Alaska Gov and energy execs discuss LNG

Governor Sean Parnell met with the chief executive officers from BP, ConocoPhillips and Exxon Mobil to discuss alignment between the three companies on commercializing the North Slope's vast natural gas reserves.

SAIC & Carlyle finance Connecticut biomass project

newsitemScience Applications International Corp. (SAIC) and Carlyle Energy Mezzanine Opportunities Group will be financing to build the USD 225 million Plainfield Renewable Energy biomass project in Connecticut, USA.

Northern Gateway hearing battles set to begin

    Federal regulatory hearings for Enbridge Inc.’s Northern Gateway oil pipeline project are set to begin in Kitimat, British Columbia, the proposed oil tanker port.

McJunkin Red Man Holding Corp. acquires

newsitemMcJunkin Red Man Holding Corp. has signed an agreement to acquire the operations and assets of OneSteel Piping Systems (OPS).

Automation system for CSP mill in Brazil

newsitemPOSCO ICT, a subsidiary of South Korean steelmaker POSCO, has received a USD 104.2 million order from Brazilian steel mill Companhia Siderúrgica do Pecém (CSP).

Dow Site to use UOP tech to convert propane

Honeywell company, UOP LLC has been chosen to provide technology for propylene production by the Dow Chemical Company at a Texas production site.

BW agree on Dominican InterEnergy joint venture

  InterEnergy Holdings has agreed to form a joint venture with BW Gas to build a Liquefied Natural Gas terminal as part of a logistics solution to bring natural gas to the Dominican Republic in San Pedro de Macoris.

KBR wins ExxonMobil contract

newsitemKBR has won a contract to provide construction services for ExxonMobil's new synthetics lubricant base stock facility to be built at the company’s refinery and chemical plant complex in Baytown, TX.

Exterran to build Bolivia gas plant

Petrobras has awarded Exterran Holdings, Inc. a contract for the design, fabrication and sale of a major natural gas processing and treating facility in Itau, Bolivia. The facility is a dew point gas processing plant that can process 200 million standard cu/ft of natural gas per day and is expected to start up during 2013.