American Castings Guide
IndustrialSAVER, the online marketplace for the manufacturing community has introduced its new American Castings, Investment & Brass Castings Directory and Buying Guide. ThyssenKrupp talks with US suppliers
ThyssenKrupp AG is talking with US suppliers to the auto industry about possible cooperation. CHG Catalogue
Component Hardware Group (CHG), with offices in Lakewood, New Jersey and Breda, Netherlands, released its New & Innovative Products catalogue at the NAFEM Show, which was recently held in Orlando, Florida. ITA seeking nominations
International Titanium Association (ITA) is seeking nominations for its 2009 Applications Development Award. Kavlico stainless pressure sensors
Kavlico, based in Moorpark California, has released a suite of sensors that have been designed to perform in a wide variety of hydraulic applications. 
PPL Montana’s request to nearly double the amount of clean, renewable electricity produced at its Rainbow hydroelectric plant on the Missouri River near Great Falls has been approved by The Federal Energy Regulatory Commision. 
Fluid Components International (FCI), headquartered in Redlands, California, has released the GF90 Flare Gas Flow Meter that measures dangerous, explosive and toxic gases that often flow at extremely varying and/or low levels. 
Latrobe Specialty Steel Co. has completed its USD 52 million vacuum re-melting expansion project. 
North American based Thompson Creek Metals Co. sees strong long term demand for molybdenum, though near term orders should remain weak but steady with some ongoing pick up from Chinese buyers and other customers following later in 2009. 
US Steel is suspending indefinitely the USD 1 billion modernization of its Clairton coke plant, a massive, multi-year project that was expected to create more than 600 construction jobs.