For the first time, ASTM International has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the national standards body of China, the Standardization Administration of the People's Republic of China (SAC).
Stainless Steel World: The PVF Roundtable will host a joint meeting with Stainless Steel World 2004 during its Conference and Expo Oct. 20 at the Doubletree Hotel on Post Oak in Houston, Texas.
Amcast Industrial Corp. announced it completed the sale of most of the assets of its Flow Control operation to a U.S. subsidiary for the Dutch group Aalberts Industries.
Emerson Process Management has received the 2004 Process Control and Automation Customer Value Enhancement award from the global consulting firm Frost & Sullivan.
Calgary-based CE Franklin Ltd. has entered into a non-binding letter of intent with Smith International, Inc., to acquire all of the common stock of Wilson International, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Smith, in exchange for common shares of CE Franklin issued from treasury.