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Carpenter Tech acquires Oilfield Alloys

Carpenter Technology Corporation has acquired Oilfield Alloys Pte Ltd for USD 4.8 million. Located in Singapore, Oilfield Alloys manufactures and distributes directional drilling equipment to the Asia-Pacific region.

Generation unit at Ninemile Point plant

Entergy Louisiana LLC a subsidiary of Entergy Corp. has asked the Louisiana Public Service Commission for approval to build a new, nominally sized 550MW natural gas unit at its existing Ninemile Point plant in Westwego, Louisiana.

Sumitomo Metals to acquire Standard Steel

Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd. (Sumitomo Metals) and Sumitomo Corporation will acquire Steel Wheel Acquisition Corporation (SWAC), the parent company of Standard Steel, Inc. (Standard Steel) located in the US.  

Harsco wins enviro solutions contracts

Harsco Corporation has been awarded two new environmental solutions contracts by JSW Steel Ltd. Valued at a combined total of over USD 135 million, the contracts take place over a 10 year period, adding to Harsco’s emerging presence in India

Stainless Structurals forms sister company

Stainless Structurals, LLC, has formed a sister company, Stainless Structurals Works, LLC, in Conroe, Texas. The owner of 40 acres in Conroe, Stainless Structurals Works has executed a contract for construction of a 124,000sq/ft facility.

Sumitomo develops CR steel with tin

Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd. (Sumitomo Metals) has created a new corrosion-resistant steel with tin (Sn) that can be used in salt-containing environments or cold climates where anti-freezing agents are sprayed.

GE membranes in Canada ‘s biggest MBR plant

The upgraded wastewater treatment plant in Manitoba, Canada will feature a 36,000 m³/d expanded membrane bioreactor and GE ZeeWeed membranes. The facility will be the largest MBR plant in Canada, and is scheduled to enter into service in 2012.

GL Noble Denton sees opportunities in Asia

GL Noble Denton, an independent technical advisor to the oil and gas industry, has decided to further support the quickly-emerging Asian energy market at the Oil and Gas Asia Conference in Kuala Lumpur this month.

FIA holds annual Lobby Day

On June 14, 2011, the Forging Industry Association (FIA) held its Annual Lobby Day, which enables industry executives to visit congressmen and senators in their Washington D.C. offices to explain the important role the

Northern Power wind turbine

Olympic Steel has installed a USD 550,000 Northern Power 100kw wind turbine to supplement electricity to the Company's Corporate Office and attached temper mill facility in Bedford Heights, Ohio. The gearless, direct