Bourland & Leverich Supply Co. Changes Ownership Bourland & Leverich Supply Co., one of
the largest distributors of oil country tubular goods (OCTG) to the North
American onshore upstream industry, has been newly acquired by a four-member
group.
PVF Market Survey A market conditions survey included with the PVF e-News of June 24 revealed PVF manufacturers and distributors with generally improving sales but margins squeezed like a toothpaste tube.
China To Build City-Sized Factory A report from the AP wire service said that Foxconn
Technology, a supplier to Apple Inc., is getting ready to build a huge new
factory in north-central China.
IPD’s 2Q Commodity Report One of the more valuable benefits of membership in ASA’s Industrial
Piping Division is the quarterly commodity reports compiled by members of the
IPD Executive Council.
OCTG Analysis Here’s
a summary of a report by Research and Markets: “Global OCTG (Oil Country
Tubular Goods) Market: An Analysis.”
This ‘N That...Stritt & Priebe, Stritt & Priebe, (Buffalo, NY),
a PVF supply & repair company, hired Richard Schneider as quality
assurance/control and safety manager.
This ‘N That...ValvTechnologies ValvTechnologies recently closed on
the purchase of a warehouse on adjacent property for a future expansion that’s
not yet determined.
This ‘N That...Evraz Inc. NA Evraz Inc. NA announced an
internal reorganization of its operations into three major product groups —
flat, tubular, and long products.
This ‘N That...The PVF Roundtable The PVF Roundtable scheduled the second
annual Don Caffee Memorial Golf Tournament, named after its late
secretary-treasurer, for Sept. 10.
