Van Leeuwen Pipe and Tube Group to acquire BENTELER

The Van Leeuwen Pipe and Tube Group have entered into an agreement to acquire BENTELER Distribution, a division of BENTELER International AG with an annual turnover of about € 750M (2018).

ZK to benefit from new Green Building Standard

ZK International Group Co., Ltd a designer, engineer, manufacturer, and supplier of patented high-performance stainless steel and carbon steel pipe products primarily used for water and gas supplies, recently announced that the Chinese government started implementing a new Assessment Standard for Green Buildings this month, which the Company believes provides a favorable catalyst for the stainless steel pipe industry for years to come and could potentially benefit companies such as ZK International.

Schoeller introduces a new surface roughness meter

To ensure compliance with relevant standards in the food and medical technology sector, Schoeller Werk will from now on use a new surface roughness meter (profilometer).

Hunting signs a strategic alliance with Jindal SAW Ltd.

Hunting Energy Services with its Premium Connections technology has recently signed a strategic alliance with Jindal SAW Ltd., in New Delhi.

New light oil discovery in the Barents Sea

Equinor and partners OMV and Petoro have made an oil discovery in the Sputnik exploration well in the Barents Sea. Recoverable resources are preliminarily estimated at 20 65 million barrels of oil.

BASF signs an agreement on Solvay’s polyamide busines

To further expand its position as a global supplier of engineering plastics, BASF signed an agreement with Solvay in September 2017 on the acquisition of Solvay’s integrated polyamide business.

BUTTING Group synergy benefit customers

With its efficient global network, BUTTING is at home in the world's growth markets. The customers gain from the strengths of the individual companies that are grouped together for the benefit of our partners.

PurgEye® 100 designed by HFT for oxide-free welds

The low cost, handheld, battery operated PurgEye® 100, designed and developed by Huntingdon Fusion Techniques HFT® is perfect for obtaining zero color, oxide-free welds in stainless steel, reading accurately from atmospheric oxygen level (20.94%), right down to 100 ppm (0.01%).

The Chairman of the BSSA appoints John Rowe as MD

The Chairman of the BSSA announced that John Rowe will take over the role of Managing Director of the BSSA from the 1st October 2019.

Well-Safe to refurbish the Well-Safe Guardian

Well-Safe Solutions has recently announced the award of two multi million-pound contracts to continue the refurbishment of the Well-Safe Guardian, the decommissioning company’s first asset, into a bespoke plug and abandonment unit.