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Reliance Steel + Aluminum Buys Outstanding Capital Stock of Lampros Steel

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. announced today that it has acquired the outstanding capital stock of Lampros Steel, Inc. and a related interest in Lampros Steel Plate Distribution LLC. Lampros Steel, Inc. is a steel service center company specializing in structural steel shapes with a facility located in Portland, Oregon. Lampros Steel Plate Distribution LLC owns a 50% interest in a partnership, LSI Plate, that is a distributor of carbon steel plate with locations in California and Oregon.

From Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. 4 Dec 2010

Global Strategic Business Forecast on Caps and Closures

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Caps & Closures - Global Strategic Business Report" report to their offering. This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Caps & Closures i...

4 Dec 2010

Oregon Shepherd Releases Home Insulation Guide to Help Homeowners

Oregon Shepherd, a leading alternative insulation materials company has recently published a home insulation guide to help homeowners looking to improve or upgrade their home insulation.

4 Dec 2010

Pinnacle Rubber Mulch Adds Regional Centers for Free Order Pickups

Pinnacle Rubber Mulch, distributed by LTR Products, a subsidiary of Liberty Tire Recycling, the premier provider of tire recycling services in the United States, has announced the rollout of regional Free Pickup Location...

4 Dec 2010

Johnson Controls to Buy C. Rob. Hammerstein Group to Enhance Seat Product Offering

Johnson Controls a global leader in automotive seating systems, interior components and electronics, signed a purchase agreement to acquire the C. Rob. Hammerstein Group (CRH).

From Johnson Controls, Inc. 4 Dec 2010

Aerojet Delivers Last F-22 Raptor to Boeing

Aerojet, a GenCorp company, announced today that it shipped the last F-22 Raptor forward boom to The Boeing Company in Seattle, Wash.

4 Dec 2010

EcoBlu Products to Deliver SubSurfaceFilm Wood Protection Formula

EcoBlu Products, Inc., announced today that the company has successfully developed a proprietary product line of lumber treatments that employ protection against Fire, Mold/Mycotoxin, Termites and other wood ingesting insects.

4 Dec 2010

Dynamic Materials Manufactures Largest Clad Plates Using Explosion Welding Technology

Dynamic Materials Corporation (DMC) (NASDAQ: BOOM), the world's leading provider of explosion-welded clad metal plates, today announced it has shipped an order incorporating the largest clad plates ever manufactured ...

From Dynamic Materials Corporation 4 Dec 2010

The Society for Protective Coatings Announces 2011 Technical Conference

As the coatings industry moves further into the 21st century, more contractors and facility owners are demanding sustainable solutions and an understanding of how to comply with green regulations. SSPC: The Society fo...

4 Dec 2010

Research Report on European Union Iron and Steel Products Market

MarketPublishers Ltd has recently enlarged European Union Market Reports Package 2010 containing research reports on a range of EU markets. European Union Market Reports Package 2010 has been extended with Iron and S...

4 Dec 2010

Sasol to Construct Ethylene Tetramerization Unit at Lake Charles Chemical Complex

Sasol today announced plans to construct the world’s first commercial ethylene tetramerization unit, capable of producing over 100,000 metric tons per year of combined 1-octene and 1-hexene, at its Louisiana production site in Lake Charles.

4 Dec 2010

Dow Chemical Improves Ethane Cracking Capabilities by 20% - 30%

The Dow Chemical Company announced today that it plans to increase ethane cracking capabilities on the U.S. Gulf Coast over the next two to three years, and improve its ethane cracking capabilities by 20 – 30 percent in this timeframe.

From Dow Chemicals 4 Dec 2010

Carlisle Companies Acquires Hawk

Carlisle Companies Incorporated, today announced that it has successfully completed the acquisition of Hawk Corporation by means of a short-form merger effected under Delaware law.

From Carlisle Companies Inc. 4 Dec 2010

Global Analysis on 2011 Butadiene Market

Chemical Market Associates, Inc. (CMAI) announces the completion of the 2011 World Butadiene Analysis, an annual global study that covers historical trends and future projections for supply, demand, production, capacity, trade, pricing and profitability of the global butadiene industries for the period 2005 to 2015.

From CMAI 4 Dec 2010

Siemens to Provide Equipment for New Cement Plant in Turkmenistan

The Turkish company Polimeks Insaat Taahhüt ve San. Tic. A.S. has assigned Siemens Turkey to provide the electrical and automation equipment for a new cement line in Koytendag, Turkmenistan.

4 Dec 2010