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The following are tidbits gleaned from reports of Industrial Information Resources (www.industrialinfo.com) telling of hot markets for present and future industrial spending.

Cooper Cameron announced its name will be officially changed to the shorter, Cameron. Ed Will, vice president of marketing for Cameron's Drilling & Production Systems group, made the statement to a gathering of oil and gas E&P professionals at the company's OTC event.

Walter Industries Inc. and Mueller Water Products Inc. announced the closing of the initial public offering of Mueller Water Products' Series A common stock.

E&S Valve Components of Longview, TX, has been acquired by Array Holdings Inc., based in Muskogee, OK, effective May 1, 2006. E&S Valve Components was a subsidiary of Valve Components Inc., Muskegon, MI, which also owns DynaTorque.

AnvilStar™, the Fire Products Division of Anvil International, recently named Eric Surface and Bob Wagner as sales managers.

Steel recycling reached a new high in 2005, with 75.7% of all steel in the U.S. recycled, statistics from the Steel Recycling (SRI) Institute show.

Maverick Tube Corp. has named Brion Talley as vice president-steel sourcing.

Industrial Controls Distributors LLC has unveiled a newly designed Web site www.industrialcontrolsonline.com.

Harrison Piping Supply Co. of Michigan has joined the supplyForce network as a PVF member.

As of mid-April, Industrial Info Resources (www.industrialinfo.com) was tracking 5,185 industrial projects in the United States with planned construction starts in 2006. These projects represent $169 billion in project spending.