Superior Tube invests in new ECM equipment
Superior Tube Company, a manufacturer of small-diameter precision tubing for safety-critical applications, has recently invested in the acquisition of a new Everite Ultracut electrochemical tube cutoff machine for its plant in Collegeville, Pennsylvania.
Plibrico gets new VP for product development
Plibrico Company appointed Justin Teiken as the new vice president of Sourcing and Product Development. Justin began his career at Plibrico, and has since dedicated 18 years to new refractory product development and applications. Another pipeline expansion for Williams Partners
Williams Partners and its wholly owned subsidiary, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, announced a fully contracted expansion project designed to deliver 180,000 dekatherms a day of additional natural gas capacity for local distribution along the Eastern Seaboard.
Ceres to expand product development in Brazil
Ceres, an agricultural biotechnology and seed company, is to enhance its product development programs in Brazil and expand its development activities in biotech traits for sorghum and sugarcane over the next four years.
NewMarket elects new Board chairman
NewMarket Corporation’s Board of Directors elected Thomas E. Gottwald to serve as the chairman of the Board. Gottwald has served as a Director since 1994 and as president and CEO since March 2004.
TMK GIPI ships casing pipe for PDO
The Sultanate’s leading pipe manufacturer, TMK Gulf International Pipe Industry (TMK GIPI), TMK’s Omani plant, was recently awarded an 18,400t OCTG (threaded and coupled casing pipes) order from Petroleum Development Oman (PDO).
Kleven signs shipbuilding contract with IES Pioneer
Kleven signed a new shipbuilding contract with Malaysian joint venture company IES Pioneer. The contract for the new vessel is of the MT 6015 MPSV design, designed by Norwegian design company MarinTeknikk, and will be outfitted with a crane, helideck and FiFi II.
Edison named to AK Steel’s Board of Directors
AK Steel elected Sheri H. Edison to its Board of Directors, effective 1 August 2014. Edison currently is vice president, general counsel and secretary of Bemis Company.