The early part of the year proved to be a rocky economic road for industrial spending in many industries across North America. Consolidation, plant closures and layoffs made too many
The Committee on Pipe and Tube Imports (CPTI), representing 38 producers of steel pipe, tube and fittings, provided testimony in March on the impact of China trade on the industry
Clifford Borland, the founder of Newport Steel, passed away on Feb. 18, 2007. His leadership was credited with the successful rebirth of Newport Steel and the establishment of an important
Stainless steel prices continued to rise during March, but that may represent a peak, according to the London-based global metals tracking firm MEPS. In a report dated March 8, MEPS
Crane Co.’s Fluid Handling Group, comprised of the Crane Valve Group, Crane Supply and Crane Pumps & Systems, with sales of more than $1 billion globally, has announced a realignment
Riverstone Holdings LLC announced last month that a consortium led by Riverstone has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Dresser Inc. Riverstone is joined by First Reserve and Lehman Brothers
The International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF) has launched an advertising campaign jointly with the Nickel Institute to inform the public that stainless steel is one of the world’s most recycled
Central States Group (Omaha, NE) has acquired Mueller Sales Corp. of New Hope, MN, including offices in Brookfield, WI, and Cedar Rapids, IA. Mueller, an instrumentation and controls distributor founded
Mueller Water Products has acquired the assets of Fast Fabricators Inc. (Bloomfield, CT), one of the largest independently-owned fabricators of ductile iron pipe serving the water and wastewater treatment plant
Carbon steel prices in North America declined by a small amount on average in January, according to the British metals tracking firm MEPS. “Oversupply continues to be a problem in