New hard surfacing wires
Hobart Brothers McKay, headquarted in Troy, Ohio has released VertiWear 600 and VertiWear AP hard surfacing wires.
Plymouth Tube supplies NASA
Four-time shuttle astronaut and United Space Alliance COO, Dan Brandenstein, visited Plymouth Tube Company's Trent Mill in recognition for the AL-6XN tubing provided for NASA's Constellation program.
Disposal facility in Texas
Waste Control Specialists (WCS), a subsidiary of Valhi, has awarded a contract to URS to lead the design and construction of a new low-level radioactive waste (LLW) facility in Andrews County, Texas.
Canadian Natural Resources chooses Technip
Technip has been awarded by Canadian Natural Resources Ltd a new engineering and procurement contract for the expansion of a facility converting heavy oil into lighter synthetic crude (upgrader).
Tyco purchases Sensormatic
Tyco International Ltd has announced an agreement to purchase substantially all of the assets of Sensormatic Security Corp. (SSC) for approximately USD 81 million. SSC is a franchisee of Sensormatic Electronics Corp. in the states of Virginia and Maryland, US and in the District of Columbia.
MetalTek acquires Meighs Castings
MetalTek International, headquarted in Wisconson, US, has acquired Meighs Castings Ltd from Langley Alloys, headquarted in Stoke-on-Trent, UK.
Antimicrobial-treated stainless
AK Steel will unveil food equipment manufactured with its steel coated with an antimicrobial compound at the National Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show, being held 19–22 May at Chicago's McCormick Place.
Akzo Nobel invests in polysulfide expansion
Akzo Nobel’s business unit Plastics and Processing Additives, operating under the name Akcros Chemicals, will invest in a major expansion at its Greiz facility in Germany.
Stainless steel weights
Rice Lake Weighing Systems has introduced MasstarTM stainless steel weights for laboratory balance and industrial scale calibrations.
Hempel restructures
The third generation of the Hempel family is taking over responsibility.