China has overtaken Japan and EU as the world’s largest steel exporter in the first half of 2006, according to the international Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board blamed a July 28 accident at BP’s Texas City refinery that caused $30 million in damage and one worker injury on a
Northwest Pipe Co. has completed a public offering of 1.7 million shares of common stock to the public at $29 a share. Proceeds from the offering are expected to be
IPSCO announced in mid-October that as a result of service centers and distributors recently taking action to reduce inventories which have built up throughout the year, IPSCO will adjust its
Industrial project spending for the North American market continues to show growth going into the end of the year and through the first quarter of 2007, according to research by
Legend Valve Co. has hired Paul Valentine as Western regional sales manager. Valentine has experience in the plumbing, commercial, irrigation, and industrial markets, having previously worked for NDS Inc., Victaulic
American Pipe & Supply Co., headquartered in Birmingham, AL, has acquired Montgomery-based Chancellor & Mann Supply.Chancellor & Mann Supply was founded in 1976 by Charles Mann and Gillis Chancellor. The
HD Supply Waterworks, a division of HD Supply, has acquired Heartland Waterworks Supply of Kansas City, MO. Heartland was founded more than 12 years ago and provides a diverse assortment
PVF distributor Eastern Industrial Supplies (EISI) of Greenville, SC, with branch locations in the Carolinas, Georgia and Florida, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately held