Velan  Inc. announced an expansion of its three Montreal plants in Saint-Laurent.

Northwest Pipe Co. has been named the pipe supplier for two major water pipeline projects with a total contract value of $26 million.

United States Steel Corp. and its U. S. Steel Tubular Products subsidiary announced that its United Steelworkers-represented employees have ratified new four-year collective bargaining agreements.

Plymouth Tube Co. said that four-time shuttle astronaut and United Space Alliance COO, Dan Brandenstein, visited its Trent Mill in recognition for the AL-6XN® tubing provided for NASA’s Constellation program.

McJunkin Red Man Holding Corp., with offices in Tulsa, OK, and Charleston, WV, filed a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Aug. 19 in which it announced an initial public offering of all of the shares of its common stock.

Anvil International says that its working alliance with ISAT (International Seismic Application Technology) meets the needs of recently adopted requirements issued by the International Building Code (IBC) as they relate to enhanced seismic protection of buildings.

China is set to overtake the U.S. as the leading manufacturing nation by 2009, or perhaps not until 2016-2017, depending upon the measurements used.

Georg Fischer Piping Systems announced that F.W. Webb Co. (Bedford, MA) has been selected to distribute COOL-FIT ABS and COOL-FIT ABS Plus for cooling and refrigeration product in New England.

The U.S. Dept. of Commerce issued a preliminary determination Aug. 28 that Chinese imports of welded austenitic stainless steel pressure pipe were dumped at a margin of 22.03%.

The proposed maximum aggregate offering price was listed as $750 million, according to the company statement.