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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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Honeywell Green Jet Fuel fuels Aeromexico flights

newsitemHoneywell Green Jet Fuel, produced using process technology from Honeywell's UOP, is powering Aeromexico's Mexico City to San Jose, Costa Rica route.

Polysoude opens new Brazil office

newsitemFollowing the Brazil Welding show 2011, Polysoude has announced that it has officially opened its new sales office in Sao Paulo.

Alstom to invest in hydro power in Brazil

Alstom will establish a Global Hydro Technology Centre in Brazil, with a special focus on Kaplan turbines. Approximately EUR 6 million will be invested in this initiative. The Global Technology Centre will be located in Taubaté where the company has its biggest hydro factory, capable of manufacturing all electromechanical equipment for hydro power plants for Brazil and export.

Wind turbine order

Exelon Wind has awarded Denmark-based Vestas an order to supply wind turbines for 59MW in capacity for its Harvest II Wind Project in Michigan. Under the terms of the contract, Vestas will supply, install and commission 33 V100-1.

Shell’s CCS project wins first certificate

newsitemShare DNV has awarded the world’s first certificate of fitness for a carbon dioxide (CO2) storage development plan to Shell’s Quest Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project.

Rotork acquires Fairchild

Rotork has announced that it has acquired the Fairchild Industrial Products Company, a manufacturer of high-precision pneumatic controls and power transmission products based in North Carolina, USA.

Iraq signs final Shell gas deal

newsitemIraq Sunday has signed the final USD 17.2 billion deal with Royal Dutch Shell PLC and Mitsubishi Corp. to capture and process flared gas from southern Iraqi oil fields.

Gas storage project

newsitemFoster Wheeler AG has announced that Foster Wheeler Upstream, part of its Global Engineering and Construction Group, has been awarded a contract by Ryckman Creek Resources LLC, a subsidiary of Peregrine Midstream Partners LLC, for project management support for the 35 billion-cubic-foot Ryckman Creek natural gas capacity storage facility.

Non intrusive pig signaling from SPX

newsitemSPX Flow Technology has developed a solution for pipeline applications where a traditional intrusive pig signaler cannot be installed.

Five Minutes with TigerStop’s Jack Ragan

TigerStop's new Vice President of Sales and Service, Jack Ragan, spoke with Stainless Steel World Americas about his new role, the idea behind the TigerStop, and their new feature, the TigerGripper.