| Stainless steel for a cleaner world |
| Stainless steel plays a key role in environmental control technology. Not only is it a sustainable, fully recyclable material, it also helps us to reconcile the requirements of modern societies with the need to protect the Earth and use its resources responsibly. Here are just a few examples of how stainless steel can improve the environment. |
| Friday, January 22, 2010 |
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| REACH News |
| Early Registration of Nickel Metal and Nickel Sulphate: all processes are continuing and on time. Some tips and recommendations. |
| Friday, January 22, 2010 |
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| Holding up the Curtain |
| The innovative architecture of China Poly’s new Beijing headquarter, is attracting international attention and awards, thanks in part to a combination of the high strength and corrosion resistance of nickel-containing stainless steel. |
| Friday, January 22, 2010 |
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| The stainless alternative in public pools |
| Municipal governments in France are turning to stainless steel as the material of choice for public swimming pools when both building new aquatic centres and refurbishing existing ones. The Vichy Water Sports Centre in Belle-rive-sur-Allier is the country’s first recreation complex to feature only stainless steel pools. |
| Friday, January 22, 2010 |
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| New guidelines on the fabrication of duplex stainless steels |
| Specifiers and fabricators requiring the unique combination of high corrosion resistance and outstanding material strength provided by duplex stainless steels can now order or download the definitive guide to selecting and working with duplex grades in English and Chinese from the International Molybdenum Association (IMOA). |
| Thursday, November 19, 2009 |
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| Chemical and Food Beverage workshops |
| Very successful and well received Chemical, and Food & Beverage workshops were delivered to audiences in Tianjin and Nanjing, China, during the week of 17-20 November. Collected data indicate that Types 304 and 316 have become the standard materials in food contact applications and have been incorporated into the Chinese national standard. |
| Friday, December 18, 2009 |
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| In the beginning |
| Scientists hope to recreate conditions nearer to the “Big Bang” than ever before achieved. The implications for our understanding of elemental physics are enormous . . . as are all the innovations that could flow from such understanding. |
| Thursday, November 19, 2009 |
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| Massive Q-Max carriers |
| When it comes to shipping liquefied natural gas to distant markets, bigger is better. A new generation of LNG tanker known as the Q-Max has been designed to carry 80% more gas than conventional carriers while reducing transport costs by as much as one-third. |
| Thursday, November 19, 2009 |
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| Pop-Up Stainless Space - New Potential for Mirror Finish |
| A multi-award winning building design is using stainless steel to reduce its visual impact.‘Zoo Booth’ is a small free-standing kiosk at Victoria’s Healesville Sanctuary and - thanks to its mirror finished stainless cladding - is very well camouflaged! |
| Wednesday, October 14, 2009 |
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| Vertical Landscaping Ecologically Sustainable Stainless Design |
| With the population boom leaving less open space available for traditional garden beds, stainless steel is helping to reintroduce Mother Nature to an increasingly unnatural environment. Ecologically sustainable design (ESD) promotes the use of existing resources to maintain biological balance. |
| Wednesday, September 16, 2009 |
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| New Secretary General at ICDA |
| After 25 years in the Chromium Industry, Marie-Solange Pollard retired from the ICDA at the end of 2009. She left a message on the website: http://www.icdachromium.com/pdf/Message_from_Marie-Solange_Pollard.pdfAs of January 11, 2010, Christian de Barrin will take over from Marie-Solange Pollard as Secretary General of ICDA. Aged 47, Christian, whom quite a few of you met in India, has a long experience in managing Associations, including the European Copper Institute where he was Communications Manager and Spokesperson for eight years. Christian holds an MA in Economic and Social Administration from the Law Faculty of Paris II. |
| Friday, January 22, 2010 |
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| Two New Associate Members for ICDA |
| The Council approved the application of Gok-Er Mineral ve Madencilik, a minerals trading company in Turkey and Empire Mining Corporation, located in Canada and exploring and developing chromite mining in Albania. |
| Friday, January 22, 2010 |
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| The Nickel Advantage |
| The Nickel Institute President delivered the “Nickel Advantage” at ISSDA 20th Anniversary/CRU Stainless Steel Conference in Mumbai. Stephen Barnett gave an invited presentation "The Advantages which Nickel brings to Stainless Steels" to over 300 delegates from the stainless steel industry at the ISSDA 20th anniversary conference. |
| Friday, December 18, 2009 |
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| Early Registration for Nickel Metal and Nickel Sulphate |
| The expertise that Nickel Consortia had in the past with completion of Risk Assessment Dossier has clearly identified the need for sufficient time before submission of dossier. This is the reason why the Nickel Consortia have decided to register Nickel Sulphate and Nickel Metal a few months before the recommended deadline. |
| Thursday, November 19, 2009 |
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| Stainless steel in filtration |
| Filtration is part of our daily life ... and stainless steel is the material of choice for filtration. In this animation you can find out how, why and where! |
| Wednesday, October 14, 2009 |
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| Non-corrosion properties of stainless steels |
| Stainless steels: it is not only the corrosion resistance that matters. Stainless steels are often rightly associated with corrosion resistance … but they can do much more! The examples in this animation illustrate the usefulness of other properties of stainless steel long products. |
| Wednesday, October 14, 2009 |
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| Report On INSG October 2009 Meetings |
| The International Nickel Study Group (INSG) met on 5, 6 and 7 October 2009 in Lisbon, Portugal, under the Chairmanship of Mr. Per Z. Brekke (Norway).About 60 government and industry representatives from Member Countries, including observers and several international organizations, participated in the meetings. |
| Wednesday, October 14, 2009 |
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