The new plant will allow the company to offer its pipe and fittings systems from Colorado west to the Pacific Ocean.

SSAB has divested its IPSCO Tubulars operations to Russia’s Evraz Group for $4.025 billion (U.S.) in cash.

Curtiss-Wright Corp. said that it has received orders from Westinghouse Electric Co. to provide four generation II reactor coolant pumps and pump seals supporting the completion of Unit 2 of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), Watts Bar nuclear power plant.

The Wall Street Journal reported in its April 11 edition that Southern Co.’s Hatch nuclear power plant in Georgia turned up a couple of fake water valves accompanied by paperwork indicating they supposedly were made by “Ladish Co. of Houston, Texas.”

Wilson, the Houston-based industrial PVF giant, has opened a new 450,000-sq.-ft. distribution center in La Porte, TX.

HD Supply Waterworks has finalized the purchase of D&M Fabrication, Inc.

Curtiss-Wright Flow Control Corp. promoted John Brennan to vice president and general manager of the company’s Oil and Gas Systems Division.

Victaulic promoted Mark Danial to vice president - operations.

Industrial Information Resources reports that industrial project spending this year is experiencing 21% growth vs. 2007.

F.W. Webb’s 2008 Lothar Kartanos Memorial Sales Award was presented to Devon Craig.