Preliminary figures released by the International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF) show that stainless steel crude steel production increased in the first half of 2007 by 9.1% compared to the same
In response to soaring nickel prices that have seen users switch to duplex grades of stainless steel, Finland’s Outokumpu has announced a $715 million expansion program that will increase finished-product
F.W. Webb Co. (Bedford, MA) has reached an agreement to acquire the industrial piping distribution business of Burns Cascade Co. of Syracuse, NY, effective Nov. 1, 2007. The business will
Edgen Murray Corp. (Baton Rouge, LA) announced its acquisition of Equipment Valve & Supply Inc. From its locations in Houston and Broussard, LA, Equipment Valve is a leading distributor of
Stritt & Priebe Inc., an 85-year-old industrial valve supply, repair and service business in Buffalo, NY, has been purchased by company salesmen Bill Victor and Joel Scott. Former owner and
Total Fitting and Valve Co. (Baton Rouge, LA) acquired the assets and building from the former Modern Valve, a French-owned Genoyer Group company. Total Fitting and Valve is a privately
Collins Pipe & Supply (East Windsor, CT) has opened a full-service distribution center and sales office in Syracuse, NY, as well as a new instruments and controls sales office in
United States Steel Corp. announced the appointment of George Thompson, Jr. as general manager-commercial in U.S. Steel’s tubular products organization. He will replace Steven Fowler, who has elected to retire.
Industrial Controls Distributors (Wanamassa, NJ), a leading distributor of HVAC controls, process instrumentation and industrial automated valves, has hired Heather Fonte as an account manager covering the central Pennsylvania region
Leading plastic pipe manufacturer JM Eagle - formed earlier this year when J-M Manufacturing Co. Inc., said to be the world’s largest PVC pipe manufacturer, acquired PW Eagle - announced
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