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Panametrics (Waltham, MA, USA) has introduced a portable ultrasonic scanning system.

Since August 1997, automated weld positioning based on non-contact laser seam tracking equipment manufactured by Meta Vision Systems has taken over from manual control of the weld head on no less than 29 tube production lines at the Berlin factory of stainless steel pipe maker, Sosta.

BJ Services Company today announced that Doug Bell has been appointed area manager – Asia Pacific for BJ Tubular Services.

According to the Specialty Steel Industry of North America (SSINA), imports of specialty steel captured 28% of the US market in YTD March 2002, a one percentage point decrease from last year.

The loss-making Alloy Steels Plant (ASP) of Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) is working out a turnaround strategy that includes cost-cutting and a reduction of headcount by 50%.

China is now the No.1 stainless steel consumer in the world.

Consolidation in the stainless steel industry, especially flat products, is in full swing and is set to continue, according to a report by Marcus Moll of SMR GmbH.

The European Commission has approved the takeover of DSM’s petrochemical activities by an affiliate of Saudi Arabian Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC). The transfer of the businesses involved is expected to take place by the end of June.

Conoco and Aker Kvaerner have announced the establishment of a new company, DeepWater Composites AS, that will manufacture and sell composite products for use in the deepwater oil and gas industry.

Japan's Kobe Steel has expanded its scrap and recycling business from metals to plastics by signing an agreement in early June with Belgium chemical producer Solvay for promoting the latter's PVC recycling know-how in Japan.