As Steel Prices Soar and Water Levels Rise, a Company in the United States Offers ‘Affordable and Green’ Seawall Solutions

Many people around the world are fighting a seemingly never-ending battle against rising seawater. The result of global warming, rising water levels threaten hundreds of millions of people. They have no choice but to build or extend barriers in the form of seawalls to protect their lives and property. Now, however, the rising cost of building materials... 

Tenaris to Expand Production Capacity

Tenaris S.A. announced that it plans to increase its production capacity by installing a state-of-the-art small diameter rolling mill up to 7″ with an annual production capacity of 450,000 tons of seamless pipes at its industrial facilities located in Veracruz, Mexico. The installation of the mill, together with associated iron and steel making... 

Shaw Joint Venture to Build a New World-class Module Fabrication and Assembly Facility in Lake Charles, La.

A state-of-the-art module fabrication and assembly facility will be built in Lake Charles, La., by a newly formed joint venture created by The Shaw Group Inc. and Westinghouse Electric Company, L.L.C. Shaw’s Fabrication & Manufacturing Group will serve as managing member of the new joint venture, named Global Modular Solutions, L.L.C. “After... 

China Gengsheng Minerals, Inc. Wins Fracture Proppants Contract with Huabei Oil Management

China Gengsheng Minerals, Inc., a materials technology company in China with products capable of withstanding high temperature, saving energy and boosting productivity in certain industries such as steel and oil, today announced that it has signed a fracture proppants supply contract with Huabei Oil Management Company in Renqiu, Hebei province. According... 

Global Water Technologies Files Patent Application for On Site Sulfuric Acid Generation Process

Global Water Technologies, Inc., a technology driven water purification and services provider to the $400 billion water industry, announced that it had filed a provisional patent application for its newly developed Sulfuric acid generation process. Sulfuric acid is the world’s most widely used chemical and has seen a substantial increase in demand... 

Commercial Fluid Power, a Hybrid Metal Service Center and Fabricator, to Implement Verticent ERP

Verticent, Inc., a vertically centric developer of enterprise software solutions for metal service centers and metal fabricators, announced today that Commercial Fluid Power will implement the Verticent ERP solution at each of its six plants. Commercial Fluid Power, with headquarters in Dover, OH is a leading steel tubing service center and steel machining... 

Foundation work to be completed by end of August

On 28 July 2008, the industrial gases specialist Messer began construction of a new production facility for air gases on the site of Deutsche Edelstahlwerke in Siegen-Geisweid. The ongoing foundation work is currently causing some noise pollution for the neighbouring residents of the Geisweid and Kreuztal districts of Siegen on weekdays. Between the... 

Marathon to Donate $2.4 Million to Create Future Fuels Gallery at the Detroit Science Center

Marathon Oil Corporation announced a $2.4 million grant to the Detroit Science Center for the creation of a new Future Fuels Gallery at the museum. The 6,000 square-foot, three-story gallery will be one of the museum’s largest exhibit areas and the Midwest’s only public, educational display of petroleum and alternative fuels technology.... 

China’s Growing Acceptance of Water-based Acrylic Coatings Energized by Rohm and Haas Innovation and Support

As China achieves greater world prominence and visibility from the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, businesses throughout the country are making their own gains by embracing global standards of quality, safety and sustainability. Specialty materials company Rohm and Haas, the world’s leader in acrylic technology for nearly a century, is helping many Chinese...