Allegheny announces price rises
Allegheny Ludlum, an Allegheny Technologies company will increase transaction prices by approximately 5–7% by reducing discounts three percentage points on 200, 300 and 400 series grades (except Type 409) of cold-rolled stainless steel sheet and strip products.
Joint-venture website
BuyStainlessOnline Inc. Bensalem (Pennsylavania, USA) will co-operate with Action Steel Supply of Indianapolis on a joint-venture website to sell small quantities of high-margin metals online.
Titanium price hikes
Allvac, an Allegheny Technologies Incorporated company, has announced price increases
ranging from 5% to 12% on titanium and titanium alloy mill products, effective immediately.
LTV Copperweld promotions
LTV Copperweld has announced the promotion of three executives to head the principal units of its Tubular Products Group.
German Bayer to build chemical base in Shanghai
German chemical company Bayer will invest about DEM 7 billion to set up a chemical base in Shanghai.