Allegheny Technologies cuts costs

Allegheny Technologies Inc. has announced workforce reductions of approximately 275 salaried employees across the company.

Nucor acquires assets of Trico Steel

Nucor Corporation has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Nucor Steel Decatur LLC, has completed the purchase of substantially all of the assets of Trico Steel Company LLC for USD 116,700,000.

ThyssenKrupp Stainless names personnel director

ThyssenKrupp Stainless GmbH has appointed Klaus-Peter Hennig (53) Personnel Director effective 1 October 2002.

Stainless Virgin

A 33-foot-tall, 4-ton stainless steel statue of the Virgin Mary is on tour through the Midwest area of the USA, according to the Chicago Daily Herald.

LPG venture in Djibouti

Emirates National Oil Company Ltd (ENOC) has launched a joint venture with the government of Djibouti for bottling and distributing liquid petroleum gas (LPG) across the East African country.

Stainless “stealth” pumps

Wilo-Salmson has unveiled a range of “stealthâ€? pumps that are up to 20dB(A) quieter than pumps with traditional fan-ventilated motors.

Vacuum technology reduces hospital costs

Vacuum technology from Siemens Elmo is proving an enormous success, particularly in hospitals.

Stoppage at Slater

Slater Steel Inc., a maker of spacialty steel products, has announced that the hourly workers at its Fort Wayne Specialty Alloys' Division in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA, have commenced a work stoppage.

Vacuum inlet trap

A new, high-capacity vacuum inlet and exhaust trap for manufacturers in the optoelectronics and semiconductor industries has been introduced by MV Products of North Billerica, Massachusetts, USA.

Swiss pharma expansion

Solutia Inc.'s Pharmaceutical Services Division (Solutia PSD) will construct a facility for the synthesis of highly potent Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs).