Northwest Pipe Co. recently received three major pipe orders. The company will supply approximately 12,000 feet of 93-inch diameter steel pipe valued at approximately $6.5 million for custom-fabricated piping system

Metso Automation has received the largest single valve order in its history from Chiyoda-Technip Joint Venture formed by Chiyoda Corp., Japan and Technip, France (CTJV). The value of the order

Flowserve Corp. has opened a new pump manufacturing facility in Coimbatore, India. The 100,000-sq.-ft. facility will nearly double Flowserve’s production capabilities for single-stage, multi-stage, barrel and vertical engineered and industrial

Cameron has acquired DES Operations Ltd., an Aberdeen, Scotland-based supplier of production enhancement technology for the oil and gas industry. The acquisition provides Cameron with DES’ unique MARS (Multiple Application

The PVF Roundtable held its first General Assembly session of 2007 in February at the HESS Club in Houston, drawing 130 attendees. The keynote speaker was Robert Workman, president, Supply

Since a similar study was conducted in October 2006, the number of grassroots industrial plants under construction in the U.S. has increased from 601 to 656, while total investment value

The International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF) announced that stainless steel production rose by 16.7% to 28.4 million metric tons (mmt) in 2006. All major regions of the world contributed to

MEPS Steel Prices Online (www.meps.co.uk) forecasted in early April a substantial rise in average North American carbon steel prices through about October, with prices peaking at close to the high

In response to market rumors and noting recent appreciation in its stock price, IPSCO Inc. confirmed on April 12 that it is currently in discussions that could lead to a

United States Steel Corp. has purchased Dallas-based oilfield welded pipe producer Lone Star Technologies Inc. for $2.1 billion in cash, amounting to $67.50 per share, a 39% premium over Lone