Outokumpu delivered 245 tons of duplex stainless for oil storage tanks build to last over 50 years
OUTOKUMPU OYJPRESS RELEASESeptember 21, 2015 at 10.00 am EET Outokumpu delivered to date one of the largest orders for tank building, 245 tons of Forta LDX 2101 lean duplex stainless steel for the construction of three big oil storage tanks at the Antwerp harbor in Belgium. Each storage tank has a capacity of 4,200 m3 which equals for a total of 12,600,000 liters of oil transported to the oil terminal by tanker ships. The tanks are in service from September 2015. Their expected service life is 50 to 60 years which is up to 20 years longer compared to 30 to 40 years in the