Company News

BUTTING, manufacturer of high-quality, stainless steel, longitudinally welded pipes has recently invested in an automated press system in Knesebeck.

Northwest Pipe Company, a specialist in engineered welded steel pipe products for water and wastewater systems, has recently announced plans to re-brand its Monterrey, Mexico facility as North American Pipe Fabricators.

DIHAG Holding along with Dutch company Royal IHC has taken over the Belgian steel and iron foundry Allard-Europe NV.

The Boca Bearing Company has recently expanded their line of Stainless Steel Bearings, new stainless offerings including radial bearings, mounted units, one way bearings, needle bearings, angular contact bearings, thrust bearings, and stainless steel balls in 440 and 301stainless steel.

Blue Point Capital Partners, in conjunction with its portfolio company, Alco Manufacturing Corporation, LLC, producer of carbon steel coupling and fittings has recently declared the acquisition of Lakeshore Fittings, Inc., a full-scale designer and manufacturer of standard and custom precision machined brass, eco-brass, stainless steel and aluminium fittings for gas distribution, plumbing and hydraulic industries. “For over 35 years, Lakeshore has been a leading provider of brass, eco-brass, stainless steel and aluminum fittings to its customer base,” said Sean Ward, a partner with Blue Point.

CENTRAVIS, a global supplier of high-quality solutions in seamless stainless steel tube & pipe segment, has recently been included in the list of suppliers for Doosan Babcock UK.

Houghton International, a specialist in metalworking fluids and services, has received approval from Pratt & Whitney, a United Technologies company, for the use of Hocut® 4940 Metalworking Fluid in the production of its aircraft engines and military power units under the Pratt & Whitney reference PMC 9151.

Recently, CNPC Offshore Engineering Company (CPOE) officially delivered the FWP5 engineering package of Russia's Yamal LNG Project to its owner as it was loaded on board in Qingdao City, Shandong Province in China.

Dangote, African manufacturing company has selected the Italian engineering company Saipem to perform the front end engineering and design (FEED).

Carpenter Technology Corporation, producer and distributer of premium alloys, special alloys, titanium alloys and powder metals, has declared plans to relocate its corporate headquarters to Philadelphia from Wyomissing, PA, a suburb of Reading, PA.