United States Steel Corp. announced its intention to challenge a recent determination by the U.S. International Trade Commission that revocation of an antidumping duty order on large-diameter welded line pipe

Tyco Flow Control announced a four-phase plan to expand its Vanessa valve plant in Lugagnano Val d’Arda, Italy. When completed (target date Feb. 2009), the expansion will grow the facility

Westinghouse Electric and Emerson Process Management announced a 10-year extension to an existing agreement in which Emerson will provide key technology for automation of nuclear power plants that utilize the

A $54 million upgrade started in November by China’s Ziyang steel pipe plant will increase annual output to 150,000 tons and reach “a nationally advanced level” of product quality, according

Pennsylvania Machine Works Inc. successfully completed the ISO 9001 certification process with Lloyd’s of London. The ISO Certificate is available for downloading from the company’s Web site at www.pennusa.com. The

Industrial Information Resources predicts a 45% increase in investments by Pharmaceutical & Biotech Industry in 2008, with $21 billion to be spread over 537 projects to begin construction this year.

Curtiss-Wright Flow Control Corp. named Greg Hempfling senior vice president of CWFC and general manager of the company’s Electro-Mechanical Systems (EMS) Division, the largest division of Curtiss-Wright that provides advanced

Mueller Water Products Inc. announced that Dale Smith will continue as CEO of Mueller Co. until the end of its fiscal year 2008. The company had previously announced his retirement

Northwest Pipe Co. announced that Gary Stokes, senior vice president, sales and marketing, Water Transmission Group, has assumed the new role of senior vice president, Water Transmission Group. He will

PolyPipe Inc., a polyethylene pipe maker, announced that Jim Moore joined the company as CEO. Moore came from Nomaco Industries, a manufacturer of engineered polymer foam extrusions used in the